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Spray take note: disinfectant tunnels do more harm than good

11 June 2020 - 09:00 By wendy knowler
Wendy Knowler Consumer journalist
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The spraying of people with disinfectants in booths or chambers is not recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO). File image
The spraying of people with disinfectants in booths or chambers is not recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO). File image
Image: BLOOMBERG/WALDO SWIEGERS

You get people to walk through a tunnel of disinfectant mist, eyes open, arms up – what could go wrong?

A lot, say health professionals​.

 

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