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Scientists call turn off AC can reduce the risk of spread Covid-19

According to scientists, AIR conditioners or air conditioning units that recirculate the same air in a room, need to be turned off or used with an open window to stop the spread of Corona virus (Covid-19).

British researchers say that people use the same AC, high risk of contracting Covid-19, if the infected person is in the same room.

According to the Telegraph, there were two TYPES of air Conditionis, that is that take air from outside and remove it again and "split unit" recirculation the same air.

The air conditioner does not have a special source of outdoor air supply into the room, responsible for recirculation and the spread of viral particles that are in the air to the people.

According to Shaun Fitzgerald of the Royal Academy of Engineering says that opening windows while powering the air conditioning may be the best way to reduce the risk of deployment.

"If you have air conditioning, the strategy suggested now is to open the window and correct your wishes for a cool room. If there is a slight wind, it will move the air. If you cannot open the window, turn off the AC, "Fitzgerald said to the Telegraph, as Quoted From dailymail on Monday (13/7/2020).

In April, researchers called air conditioning the cause for the spread of Corona viruses to at least nine people who ate at a restaurant in Guangzhou, China, in January.

A research paper in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases investigated the incident in Guangzhou, where a family arrived from Wuhan, the city which was referred to as the place of the Covid-19.

The researchers said, one family member had been infected with no symptoms and almost two weeks later, patients with nine other people as well as two other groups at the nearest table in the restaurant, were all infected with viruses.

The table affected in the window restaurant was about three meters away from each other. The researchers claim, the most likely cause of the incident is transmission through droplets. However, experts say that droplets are only in the air for a short time and only a short distance.

Therefore, experts conclude, air conditioning is likely to cause further viral propagation among affected tables.

The conclusion achieved by British researchers about air conditioning, emerged amid a fierce debate among experts about how easy Corona viruses can be transmitted through the air.

The World Health Organization (WHO) admitted this week that the Covid-19 virus can spread through the small droplets floating in the air. Previously, more than 200 aerosol scholars publicly complained that the UN agency failed to warn the public about such risks.

However, the WHO insists on the more definitive evidence that the Covid-19 virus can be transmitted by air, a trait that will be equivalent to measles and tuberculosis and requires stricter measures.

Source: suara.com