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Donald Trump has been roundly slammed after suggesting that 'disinfectant injections' could help fight coronavirus during a bizarre White House press briefing.

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The US President also pondered whether it was possible to shine ultraviolet rays 'inside the body'.

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The US president's ideas were quickly dubbed 'irresponsible and dangerous' by medical experts following his rambling speculation in front of reporters, the Mirror reports.

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Walter Shaub, the former boss of the Office of Government Ethics in the US, is reported to have said on Twitter: "It is incomprehensible to me that a moron like this holds the highest office in the land and that there exist people stupid enough to think this is OK.

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"I can’t believe that in 2020 I have to caution anyone listening to the president that injecting disinfectant could kill you.”

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Trump, who is already facing ongoing criticism for his handling of the pandemic, raised the ideas as he questioned William Bryan, acting head of the US Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate.

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Bryan had said the coronavirus appears to weaken more quickly when exposed to sunlight, heat and humidity, which could lead to a fall in infections as the weather improves.

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Trump appeared to take that idea and run with it.

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"Supposing we hit the body with a tremendous... whether it's ultraviolet or just very powerful light," he asked.

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"Supposing we brought the light inside the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way. Sound interesting.

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"I see the disinfectant, where it knocks it out in a minute, one minute, and is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside... or almost a cleaning...

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"As you see it gets in the lungs, and it does a tremendous number on the lungs."

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After the briefing, health experts were quick to point out that ingesting such substances would likely prove fatal.

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"This notion of injecting or ingesting any type of cleansing product into the body is irresponsible, and it's dangerous," global health policy expert Dr Vin Gupta told NBC.

He and other medical professionals reacting on social media urged people to ignore Trump's suggestions.

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It isn't the first time the president has pushed unsubstantiated 'solutions' to coronavirus, as he previously promoted hydroxychloroquine as a possible cure - a drug that has no proven benefit in fighting covid-19.