It is a rather spectacular image to which certain populations have become accustomed: the disinfection of the streets. But there is no evidence to date to attest to the effectiveness of this practice, according to Dr. Jimmy Mohamed.

These are images that have gone around the world. Since the beginning of the pandemic, it is not uncommon to see, especially in Asia, people disinfecting the streets to stem the spread of the coronavirus. A practice which also started in France, in particular in Nice or Cannes, while Rachida Dati called Wednesday the mayor of Paris to do the same in the capital. But is it really effective? "It's a bit placebo effect", answers the microphone of Europe 1 the doctor and columnist Jimmy Mohamed.

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Since the start of the # COVID2019 crisis, the Paris City Hall has refused to carry out disinfection of street furniture under the pretext that it is not compulsory. Once again, I call for this to be done for the health of the inhabitants.

- Rachida Dati ن (@datirachida) March 25, 2020

"No recommendation"

"These images are rather spectacular, and it gives the population the impression that we are doing something, that we are attacking this virus," he explains. "Nevertheless, the scientific literature is very poor on the subject, and there are no recommendations for the massive disinfection of cities." While we are individually encouraged to disinfect our home, we could, by extension, "say to ourselves that it is the same thing on the street". But it seems to be a mistake.

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"The virus needs a host to survive"

"The virus needs a host and sugar to survive," said Jimmy Mohamed. Concretely, this means "that after one night, it no longer exists in nature". This allows the doctor, who also officiates daily on the program "Sans Rendez-vous" every day at 3 p.m., to say that "these measures do not prove their effectiveness in the treatment of epidemics". And to add: "So we prefer to confine people, put masks on them and let them wash their hands."

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