No more disinfection tunnels for Faridabad

Tribune News Service

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Faridabad, April 13

After setting up four body sanitisation tunnels at public places, the district administration has decided to suspend the move of installing more such machines. The move follows an advisory issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

A letter issued by the office of the Director, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Chennai, on April 11, quoting WHO guidelines, says disinfection tunnels will create a false sense of security and people may be diverted from handwash to disinfection tunnel.

In addition, spraying alcohol, chlorine or lysol on human beings is harmful and ineffective, says the communication issued to all Deputy Directors for Health Services and subordinate officials in various states. The letter advised the authorities not to instal disinfection tunnels.

Deputy Commissioner Yash Pal Yadav said the authorities would focus on maintaining hygiene, using sanitisers and masks and social distancing. Four disinfection tunnels had already been installed.