If you thoughtinjecting disinfectantwas a bad melodic theme , how about spray bleach on beaches ?
Environmentalists have been result vex after local authorities in a Spanish coastal refuge doused a beach with bleach in an seek to protect local child from Covid-19 , according toSpanish media .
A 1.2 - kilometer ( 0.75 - mile ) reaching of sandy beach in the fishing hamlet of Zahara de los Atunes in the Andalusian province of Cádiz was reportedly spray with chiliad of liters of 2 percent bleach resolution using tractor on Saturday , April 25 . Local authorization claim it was done to protect children who were coiffe to be allowed out of doors for the first time in six week after lockdown step were eased .
The Andalusian regional government is now considering fining the local authority for its action .
“ I agnize that it was a error , but it was done with the best of intentions , ” say Agustín Conejo , a municipal functionary , according to Madrid - found newspaperEl País .
While local officials have since apologise for the myopic move , environmentalist and topical anesthetic remain concerned at the potentialecological damage make by the disinfection . For one , the coastal expanse is a prominent nesting arena of Negro - backed plover ( genus Charadrius alexandrinus ) , a limicoline bird protect by Spanish wildlife regulation .
" It is a very sensitive area where the plover multiply every year , " said Daniel Sánchez Román , delegate in Cádiz for Sustainable Development of the Board , according toEl País .
“ It is an environmental aberration , " he added .
The screw - up also caught the attending of Greenpeace Spain , whotweeted,“Fumigating beach with bleach in the midsection of shuttle - breeding time of year or during the development of the invertebrate net that will support coastal sportfishing … is not one of Trump ’s ideas . It is happening in Zahara de los Atunes , ” referencing President Trump ’s recent suggestion thatinjecting disinfectant into the bodycould be used to treat Covid-19 .
Spain is currently the second hardest - hit country in the worldly concern in regards to confirm Covid-19 cases . According to data point call for byJohns Hopkins University , Spain currently has 236,899 report character of Covid-19 and has suffered 24,275 deaths . Spainraised a state of alarm on March 14 , and soon instituted one of the world ’s most stringent lockdown . This week has see the country slowlyease their lockdown measures , such as allowing nestling under 14 to go out of doors for an hour a day .
Zahara de los Atunes is n’t the only place in the world that ’s taken bizarre and misguided step towards stopping the spread of Covid-19 . Back in March , police in the UKtipped pitch-dark dyestuff into a lagoonin Derbyshire in an attempt to put multitude off visiting the picturesque waters , and the Swedish city of Lund is plan todump a long ton of chicken poopin its key park to deter revelers from celebrating a Swedish fete there .
