The Su𒁏preme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to issue directions for banning use of disinfectants and ultraviolet rays on humans f🌟or Covid-19 management.
A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan as♒ked ꦫthe government to do the needful in this regard within a month.
The bench passed the verdict on a plea seeking directions to the Centre to forthwith ban the installation, production and advertisement of disinfection tunnels involving spra👍ying or fumigation of chemical disinfectants on humans.
On September 7, the apex court had asked the Centre ▨why it has not banned the use of tunnels for disinfecting people for Covid-19 despite taking the stand that spraying of chemical disinfectants is physically and psychᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚologically harmful.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta had earlier informed the court that the Health Ministry has not issue🐠d any advisory or guideline on the use of ultraviolet lig💟hts for disinfection of humans for Covid-19 management.
Mehta had said that spraying of any chemicඣal disinfectant is also physically and psychologically h꧋armful for humans.
The top court was hearing a PIL filed by Gursimran Singh Narula who also sought forthwith a ban on spraying or fumigation of organic disinfectants and exposing♈ humans to ultraviolet rays for the purposes of disinfecting𒁏 them.
The Centre, in its affidavit, had submitted that as public health and hospitals are state subject, it is for the states/Uni⛄on Territories to implement the guidelines issued by the Health Ministry, and the role of Government of India is limited to providing necessary guidance and financial support.
It had said that on June 9, an expert committee meeting was held underꦯ the cha♏irmanship of Director General of Health Service to review the use of disinfectant tunnels, various chemicals and spraying of disinfectants along with the efficacy of such use of spraying/fogging.
The Centre had said the committee h🐼as reiterated ꧟that spraying of individuals with disinfectants (such as tunnels, cabinets, cambers) is not recommended as it will not diminish the infected person's ability to spread the virus through droplets or contact.
