Spraying disinfectants on humans harmful, not recommended: Centre tells SC

External spraying of any chemical disinfectant does not kill the virus that has already entered the body of a person

The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that spraying of disinfectants on humans is not recommended under any circumstances, as spraying any chemical disinfectant is physically and psychologically harmful.

In an affidavit, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed the apex court that the Directorate General of Health Services held a meeting of experts in June on the use of disinfectant tunnels, use of various chemicals and spraying of disinfectants along with the efficacy of such use of spraying/fogging.

An experts committee in April had said that chemicals are harmful to the human skin and the mucous membrane of