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Johnson asked if blowing hairdryer up nose could 'kill COVID', Cummings claims

Sky News Wednesday, 1 November 2023
Boris Johnson asked his most senior scientific advisers if blowing a "special hair dryer" up your nose could kill COVID, according to Dominic Cummings.
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