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CONCERNS have been raised over the health and safety of those living in high-rise buildings during the coronavirus pandemic.

A tenant of a West Dunbartonshire Council flat got in touch with the Post anonymously.

The worried Clydebank resident said: “The council is not doing enough to protect residents of all multi-storey buildings.

“Hygiene within these buildings can be described as poor under normal circumstances.

“They put up a single leaflet in the buildings with coronavirus information but that is simply not enough to protect residents.”

The tenant went on to say: “The elevators and their controls are simply not being cleaned or disinfected enough and even then that is not as preventative a measure as it should or could be to combat the spread of the virus within these buildings, whenever it arrives in them.

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“It has been proven in China that the main source of infection spread within multi-storey buildings in the elevators, and particularly, their switches and buttons.”

In China, they adopted a system of using toothpicks to press buttons in elevators which were disposed of after use.

The resident added: “I’d highlight this to environmental health but they would just be dismissive.”

A spokeswoman for West Dunbartonshire Council said: “We are sorry to hear that this resident is disappointed with our service during this unprecedented emergency situation.

“While the Covid-19 pandemic is ongoing, and causing significant staffing challenges, caretaking teams are focusing on critical issues, including ensuring high contact areas, including lift buttons and door handles, are clean and as safe as possible for tenants.

“We continue to urge tenants to follow government guidance around hand hygiene and social distancing to reduce the spread of the virus.”