A new anti-coronavirus device was built recently. Researchers from the University of Houston created a virus-trapping device that could possibly kill the SARS-CoV-2 strains in the air in an enclosed area. Using the help of Medistar, a Houston-based medical real estate development firm, the team created an 'air filter' that claims to kill nearly 100% of COVID-19. Want to know how to buy one?
Do air filters help against COVID-19?
A lot of theories already suggest that using air conditioners could probably spread the virus even more. Business Insider cited a report from Chinese authorities saying that air conditioners may contain Coronavirus droplets and circulate them in the air.
One example of this scenario happened in China, wherein a restaurant reported nine people that got the virus after eating inside the place. All eyes pointed out to the air-conditioning unit that may have made the virus worse.
"Air conditioners will take air and re-circulate it through the room, and it's through that mechanism that these coronavirus droplets can be transmitted," said Qingyan Chen, a mechanical engineering professor at Purdue University. "After quarantine, many people still got sick on the ship and I suspect that the air conditioning system could played a role there."
If you're going to go inside a closed area, close the AC and open the window.
