Indian migrant workers sprayed with disinfectant chemical

A video of migrant workers in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh being doused in a disinfectant used to sanitise buses has sparked controversy.

According to Indian media reports, the chemical used was sodium hypochlorite, the main ingredient in bleach.

While chemical disinfectants work on surfaces, they can be dangerous to people. According to the World Health Organization, putting disinfectant on the skin will also not kill the virus if it has already entered the human body.

The district magistrate of Bareilly, Nitish Kumar, tweeted that while the municipal...