Mysore/Mysuru: As per the directions from Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde, MCC Health Officer Dr. D.G. Nagaraj along with three Abhaya teams are undertaking spraying of disinfectants and fogging in all areas regularly.

Three Abhaya teams consisting of 54 personnel are working in two shifts daily and are disinfecting various places including private clinics, nursing homes, private hospitals, Primary  Health Centres, medical stores and even open drains in a bid to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other epidemic diseases.

While spraying and fogging are being undertaken twice daily in Hot Spot areas, spraying and fogging in other areas is being undertaken once in three days.

The MCC team is concentrating on group houses built under JnNURM, slums and even burial grounds. Spraying of disinfectants is also being carried out with the help of fire tenders.