An “anti-infection” machine sprays disinfectant at the entrance of Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo in November. (Pool)
Reporters, athletes and spectators stood in front of an antiseptic-spray machine as an odorless mist softly stroked their faces and hands and possibly poisoned their bodies.
The push-button equipment was set up at the entrance of Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo in November, when an international gymnastics event was held.
Although the spray, released from four points, was intended to kill the novel coronavirus, it may have done more harm than good.
“Chemicals that are effective for viruses may also have an impact on people’s bodies,” said Itsuko Horiguchi, a professor of risk communication and public health at Tokyo University of Science. “Mist in the atmosphere could result in people ingesting chemicals without eliminating the dangers.”