COVID-19: "Never Issued Any Guidelines; Don't Recommend Spraying Disinfectants On People" Health Ministry Tells SC In PIL Seeking Ban On Sanitisation Tunnels [Read Affidavit]

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has filed an affidavit in Supreme Court asserting that it has never issued any advisories or guidelines regarding any kind of usage of disinfection tunnels involving disinfectant chemicals to sanitize the entrance to public places. On April 18, the MoHFW issued an advisory on the basis of recommendations made in the meeting as given under- "Spraying of disinfectants on humans is not recommended under any circumstances. MoHFW has filed this response after the Top Court issued notice in a PIL seeking immediate and complete ban on the usage, installation, production and On August 10, a three-Judge bench comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan, Justice R. Subhash Reddy and Justice MR Shah had issued notice the Union of India on the petition filed and argued by Gursimran Singh Narula, a final year law student. Despite the advisory issued by MoHFW in April, certain Indian medical institutions such as Pune-based Council of Scientific & Industrial Research-National Chemical Laboratory and Mumbai-based Institute of Chemical Technology have casted doubt on scientific value of the Government advisory against spraying of disinfectants on human beings.