Novel coronavirus pneumonia is being treated as an alternative treatment for the new crown pneumonia, Reuters President Trump said on 6 July. A survey showed that more than 1/3 of Americans abused detergent and disinfectants to try to prevent new crown virus infection.

An online survey of 502 American adults conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on May 4 showed that cleaning food with bleach, using household cleaning or disinfectants on exposed skin, and intentionally inhaling or ingesting these products were the most common "high-risk" behaviors.

The survey's originator said the number of calls for drug control centers to open the circulation of detergents and disinfectants "increased dramatically" during the new crown pandemic, leading to the survey.

Trump said in April that he was not responsible for the surge in the misuse of disinfectants.