28 May 2020

Medsafe warns against man selling Covid-19 bleach 'cure'

From Checkpoint, 5:07 pm on 28 May 2020

A New Zealand website is claiming that Covid-19 can be cured by drinking bleach.

The site claims that chlorine dioxide has been "tested effective against coronavirus", and recommends that people with symptoms of the virus - including babies - drink or inhale it. The site links users to a Hauraki Plains business to buy the chemicals.

Read the full story from RNZ In Depth reporter Susan Strongman here.