Desperate Bolivians seek out toxic bleach falsely touted as Covid-19 cure

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Desperate Bolivians seek out toxic bleach falsely touted as Covid-19 cure
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Hard-hit city of Cochabamba endorses chlorine dioxide but health ministry warns against use as 10 people poisoned

Long lines form every morning in one of the Bolivian cities hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic as desperate people wait to buy small bottles of chlorine dioxide, a toxic bleaching agent that has been falsely touted as a cure for Covid-19 and myriad other diseases.

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