Authorities speak out against street disinfection in France against the Covid-19 epidemic. The Ministers of the Ecological Transition, Elisabeth Borne, and of Territorial Cohesion, Jacqueline Gourault, indicated this Thursday "taking note" of the opinion of the High Council of Public Health on the subject.
The HCSP issued its opinion on April 4, concluding that "there is no scientific argument for the effectiveness of such a measure in preventing the transmission of SARS-CoV-2". Consequently, while “noting its psychological impact on the population, it recommends not to implement a specific cleaning or disinfection policy for the roads”, but “to continue to provide the usual cleaning”, obviously “with the usual protective equipment for professionals ”.
More frequent street cleaning
On the other hand, he recommends "ensuring the cleaning and disinfection at a more regular frequency of street furniture" and to refrain from using equipment that can raise dust on the ground, such as leaf blowers.
Especially since this practice could be more toxic than beneficial. In a press release, the ministers also stressed that "the massive use of disinfection products in the open air can lead to effects, direct or indirect, on health and the environment," in particular due to runoff. Several communities, Bordeaux or Nice in particular, had for a time considered such measures.
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