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Coronavirus sanitisation tunnels harmful to eyes and skin

The use of disinfectant tunnels can cause harm to humans especially if sodium hypochlorite or chorine are used in tunnels at public spaces. Doctors say sodium hypochlorite can cause skin and eye irritation. The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends the use of sodium hypochlorite, a key ingredient in bleach, only on surfaces, and in small quantities.

The WHO in its advisory on use of disinfectant sprays, cautions that “spraying alcohol or chlorine all over the body will not kill viruses that have already entered the body.” In fact, spraying them will be “harmful to the mucous membranes in eyes and mouth” though some of them could be used to disinfect surfaces.

In this note in possession of BusinessToday.In, it is pointed out that “disinfection tunnels create a false sense of security” and there is a risk of people diverting from the use of hand hygiene done using a hand wash and instead relying on the disinfectant tunnel, which may end up doing more harm than good. It says spraying “alcohol, chorine and Lysol,” which apparently are also used, “is harmful for the human body and should not be used.” Also, public places should not install them.