CHICAGO (WSIL) -- During Saturday's daily COVID-19 briefing in Chicago, Doctor Ngozi Ezike warned the public against trying to ingest household cleaning agents as a defense against the virus.
Ezike said compared to this same time last year, calls to the state's poison center have jumped "significantly" in the past two days.
Dr. Ezike says the increase started after President Donald Trump's press conference on Thursday where he raised questions about injecting disinfectants to combat COVID-19.
President Trump later said he was being sarcastic and the White House told the Associated Press the president's comments were misrepresented by the media.
Dr. Ezike says recent examples of calls to the poison center:
- "The use of detergent solution for a sinus rinse."
- "Gargling with a bleach and mouthwash mixture in an attempt to kill coronavirus."
The can be reached at 1-800-222-2122.
