Corporation intensifies disinfection work across Coimbatore

Coimbatore: A day after the district recorded its first Covid-19 positive case, the city corporation intensified its disinfecting process on Monday.
The civic body has deployed 10 trucks filled with hypochlorite solution across the city. Corporation workers were seen spraying the disinfectant solution on vehicles that ply through bus stands in the city.
A corporation source said, “Until recently, the workers were spraying disinfectants on buses that were parked both at bus stands and depots, at railway station and airport.But from Monday, directions were given to spray the disinfectants on all the vehicles including private vehicles that passes through public gathering places. Directions were also given to spray the disinfectant on the crowded roads of the city.”
The corporation workers also sprayed the disinfectant solution and cleaned the premises of Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH). District collector K Rajamani along with corporation commissioner J Sravan Kumar inspected the work.
During a meeting organized to discuss about the measures to be taken to prevent spread of Covid-19 in the city, the commissioner directed the officials concerned to closely monitor the disinfecting work being carried out by the workers.
The corporation has deployed 800 dengue breed control (DBC) workers to disinfect public places and create awareness among the public.
Sravan said the civic body would work to provide basic services like water supply and sanitation on daily basis.
He requested the public to disinfect their building premises, wash their hands regularly and not to step out of their houses unwantedly.