Bolivians try chlorine dioxide for COVID-19, despite health ministry warnings


LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivians desperate to avoid or cure COVID-19 are ingesting chlorine dioxide, which the senate has approved as a treatment even as the country's health ministry says people should stay away from it.

Chlorine dioxide is a bleach-like substance that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned consumers can jeopardize health and should not be purchased or drunk as a medical treatment.

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