Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire reminded the public about an earlier order from the DOH: avoid the practice of spraying and misting.
FRONTLINER. Police Captain Casey Gutierrez. Photo from Shella Distor's Facebook pagebelonging to the Philippine National Police, the Department of Health reiterated its advice against spraying and misting disinfectant as a way of killing the coronavirus.
In a press briefing on Monday, June 8, DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the department was “saddened” by news that Police Captain Casey Gutierrez died on Saturday, May 30, after inhaling disinfectant while at work.quarantine facility, was reportedly sprayed with disinfectant after attending to a patient.said the disinfectant had apparently been too concentrated for it to be used directly on a person, causing Gutierrez to fall ill and eventually die.
The PNP said two more police officers from its medical reserve force also experienced the same problem and were treated at the PNP General Hospital. Vergeire reminded the public about an earlier order from the DOH: avoid the practice of spraying and misting. “To date, there is insufficient evidence to support large-scale misting, fogging, or spraying both indoors or outdoors as an effective disinfection or decontamination strategy in non-healthcare settings that kills the SARS-COVID2 virus, which causes COVID-19,” she said.
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