Fact Checking 62: Does injecting disinfectant prevent coronavirus? Do you make self-confessions in Las Condes?

Donald Trump, President of the United States, detailed during a press conference, about possible treatments to fight the coronavirus, even suggesting an idea.

In his appearance, the American helmsman stated: “Suppose we managed to put (ultraviolet) light inside the body, what you could do through the skin or in some other way, I think they were going to test it? Sounds interesting”.

Later the president suggested injecting disinfectant: “And then I see the disinfectants, which removes it (the virus) in a minute, a minute! What if there’s a way we can do something like that, injecting it, almost like a cleaning? ”

Immediately, many people began to spread the news through social networks as if it were a truth, even suggesting to ingest it.

However, the companies that manufacture disinfectants had to go out to deny the president and destroy his suggestions, because they are dangerous. “We have to be clear that under no circumstances should our disinfectant products be administered within the human body. Please don’t drink disinfectant, ”said British Reckitt Benckiser, who makes Lysol and Dettol.

One of the first measures that were taken to protect the health of the population was the suspension of any activity that involved more than 50 people. Therefore, the different religious services have had to adapt to implement health regulations, innovating with different formats, such as mass via online.

Yesterday, through the social network Tik Tok, a video of a “self-confession” was broadcast, in which the narrator indicates: “They are confessing, but not only that, there is a cue for confession”, framing a row of nine vehicles waiting to receive the Catholic sacrament.

Third He made the search for the establishment from the logo that can be seen in the video, which is made up of a shield that integrates a cross and a bible. The façade corresponds to the San Francisco de Asís School, located in the Las Condes district.

So, when contacting the school, It was confirmed that confessions are being made every day between 8:00 and 12:00, and during the afternoon between 19:00 and 20:00, the time the video was recorded. The operation is simple. The priest stands at the entrance of the school and receives the faithful who want to confess. As a security measure, people stay in their cars and, as indicated, a mask should be used as a preventive measure.

At 107 years old, Ana del Valle has accomplished the great feat of surviving the Covid-19. But not only that, more than 100 years ago he had to cope with the Spanish flu of 1918. Del Valle, who now lives in Cádiz, Spain, was hospitalized in serious condition, but is already recovered.

Her daughter-in-law, Paqui Sánchez, said that she “She was a country woman and she told us that, at that time, they had no milk or food. So when she was only seven years old she left her home to look for milk, but she fell down and after a while she started to have a very high fever.

Del Valle contracted the disease in a nursing home where he had been living for eight years. During the month of March, her family received the news that cases had been detected inside the home, reason why the visits would be suspended.

The news of the woman’s recovery surprised everyone, since she was in critical condition due to her advanced age, but she recovered quickly, after receiving only some palliative medications.