Not Many People Know! Disinfecting Booths That are Easily Found Now Turn Out to be Dangerous, Here's WHO Explanation

News24xx.com - The existence of chambers or chamber disinfectants lately is increasingly mushrooming everywhere. Spraying disinfectant booths for the entire body are in office buildings and are even easy to find at residential entrances. Is it safe if the disinfectant is sprayed directly on the human body?

Through its official account on social media, WHO Indonesia said it should not be done. Spraying disinfectant chemicals directly into the human body can be dangerous if exposed to clothing and mucous membranes such as eyes and mouth.

Ingredients such as alcohol and chlorine, according to WHO, can be useful as disinfectants for inanimate surfaces. It also must be in accordance with the instructions for use.

Inhalation of chlorine gas (Cl2) and chlorine dioxide (ClO2) can cause severe irritation of the respiratory tract.

Experts from the Bandung Institute of Technology School of Pharmacy reinforce this opinion by saying there is no scientific data that shows how effectively the disinfectant booth can kill viruses. The use of certain chemicals as disinfectants also has health risks.

"Inhalation of chlorine (Cl2) and chlorine dioxide (ClO2) gas can cause severe irritation of the respiratory tract," ITB experts wrote in a recent release.

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