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Coronavirus latest: US death toll passes 50,000 as Trump says disinfectant comments were sarcasm

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By Euronews with AP, AFP

Published on 24/04/2020 - 6:15 GMT+2 •Updated 23:00

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Medical experts have hit out at US President Donald Trump after he floated the idea of injecting disinfectant into the body to fight COVID-19.

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