Tiruppur launches country's first COVID-19 disinfection tunnel

Tiruppur District Collector K. Vijayakarthikeyan inaugurated a ‘disinfection tunnel’ as part of the precautionary measures against novel Coronavirus at the entrance of the Uzhavar Santhai in Thennampalayam on Wednesday.

Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu): In an innovative move to curb the deadly pandemic that erupted from China's Wuhan province, the Tiruppur District administration has set up a ‘disinfection tunnel’ at the entrance of the Uzhavar Santhai in Thennampalayam district of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.

Inaugurating the disinfection tunnel, Tiruppur District Collector K. Vijayakarthikeyan said, "The tunnel adds value to our efforts to prevent further outspread of COVID-19. The solution used to spray is 1 per cent of sodium hypochlorite in 1 ppm and it has been tested and reviewed by a team of doctors."

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  — Vijayakarthikeyan K (@Vijaykarthikeyn) April 1, 2020

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  We have set up a first of it's kind #disinfection tunnel in Thennampalayam market in #Tiruppur where people will have to walk through the disinfection tunnel for 3-5secs after handwash,before entering the market ! Thanks to #YI #CII #TiruppurCoronaFighters for support ! pic.twitter.com/D0hWWqjBnl

  — Vijayakarthikeyan K (@Vijaykarthikeyn) April 1, 2020

It was set up by the District Administration in collaboration with Young Indians, the youth wing of the Confederation of Indian Industry.

However, the Tiruppur District Collector maintained that this disinfection tunnel is only a supplement to precautionary measures such as frequent hand-washing.

Meanwhile, in a shocking development, about 110 fresh cases have been tested positive for the novel Coronavirus in the southern state of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.

With this massive spike, the total number of COVID-19 infected cases have touched a new height of 234 in the state.