Disinfecting with disinfectant isn't crazy.

With the coronavirus ravaging economies worldwide, "economists are recommending that age should be used to determine who returns to work first". "That means the youngest are activated first, while more venerable groups remain sheltered until either a vaccine can be administered or the rest of the population develops sufficient immunity." Although mortality is very low in people below the age of 50 years, large numbers may still require hospital admission creating enormous stress on healthcare systems, especially in poorer nations. Young people may pass the virus to their parents. In India, 25 members of one family, including a 2 year old boy, got infected in Maharashtra in March, while more recently, 31 members of an extended family tested positive in North Delhi. "The World Health Organization is warning that people who have had Covid-19 are not necessarily immune by the presence of antibodies from getting the virus again." Coronaviruses are common in humans and usually cause mild upper respiratory illness, like the common cold. We don't develop lasting immunity to these viruses. Influenza vaccine has to be taken every year because the virus keeps mutating so new vaccines have to be produced according to the new strain. There are already at least three types of the novel coronavirus, named Covid-19. Accelerated human trials of vaccines against the virus have begun in several countries. The Serum Institute of India (SII) in Pune has started manufacturing a vaccine, developed in partnership with Oxford University, even before human trials started. "The SII has started work even as Oxford University on Thursday started clinical trials of the vaccine it has developed." If trials fail the SII will bear the loss of throwing away what it has produced. There was a huge outcry when President Donald Trump suggested injecting disinfectant to cure coronavirus infection. It was immediately assumed that disinfectant means bleach and all sorts of doctors and health experts were unanimous that it was an "absolutely dangerous crazy suggestion". Which is surprising because doctors of all people know that the commonest used disinfectant on human beings is alcohol. Alcohol is routinely used to sterilize the skin for injections and is recommended in hand sanitizers. In olden days, women used to brew beer in Britain because "It provided nutrition and was a safe source of drinking water." This was before safe drinking water was provided by local authorities. Of course, getting drunk won't sterilize the body from the inside. The government in India recommends drinking warm water throughout the day and concoctions of various spices. With Covid-19 we need at least 70% of people to be immune to the virus to get herd immunity, wrote Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz. To vaccinate 70% of 1.3 billion people in India will cost a fortune. Who will pay?