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The Accies new 'disinfectant tunnel' (Image: Daily Record)

Scottish football club sets up disinfectant tunnel for players at stadium

The Premiership club have unveiled a disinfectant tunnel at the stadium, one of the first in the country

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Football clubs are looking at a coronavirus prevention system developed at Hamilton Accies’ stadium to help players keep Covid-19 at bay.

The Premiership club have unveiled a disinfectant tunnel at the stadium, one of the first in the country.

The 1.5m by 2.2m chamber, which is 1.8m long, sprays a fine mist of diluted acid on to the players to kill the virus on clothes and skin. It comes after we revealed the Lanarkshire club had also put in airport-style fever cameras to identify Covid-19 risks among players and fans.

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John McMenemy of Core Physio (Image: Daily Record)

The system is the brainchild of Darren Cross, 44, who runs his Core Physio business from the stadium, and local businessman Paul Donnelly, 58.

Darren said: “Combined with the temperature camera, it will really give the players peace of mind that the risks are being minimised.”