Use petrol to clean face masks - Philippines president recommends.


President of Philippines Rodrigo Duterte, told his people on Friday to use gasoline as a disinfectant for protective face masks, stressing that his advice was not a joke.

In a similar remark last week, the outspoken president said that petrol should be used on masks if cleaning agents were unavailable, a remark his spokesman said was a joke and reminded the public that Duterte often says things in jest.

In a televised address on Friday, Duterte said, "What I said is true. Just go to a gasoline station, and have some drops, that's disinfectant."

"I am not joking. That is true. You think I am just kidding,"  he added.

Medical experts has since condemned his recommendation, saying that inhaling gasoline could cause more harm and  lead to more problems like respiratory diseases.

Philippines has so far recorded nearly 90,000 cases of coronavirus and more than 2,000 deaths.

Face Masks has been a mandatory attire in the Philippines since March.

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