Air Pollution Will Kill More People This Year Than Coronavirus. What’s to Be Done?
As the world suffers from a respiratory pandemic, the need to breathe clean air has never been more apparent. But, with the World Health Organization estimating that 9 out of every 10 of us live in zones where the air exceeds guideline limits of pollutants, breathable air is becoming a rarity. Air pollution contributes to the deaths […]
Read MoreCOVID-19 can be spread by building ventilation, say Canadian researchers working on an HVAC fix
The outbreak of COVID-19 at a restaurant in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou was a puzzle. The suspected index patient was a visitor from the coronavirus’s epicentre in Wuhan. But the eight other customers who later tested positive were not sitting close enough for droplet transmission, and most of the patrons and staff avoided […]
Read MoreRCMP warn public scams related to COVID-19
Rimbey RCMP is warning residents of scams using the COVID-19 outbreak as a cover. Scams associated with the global pandemic have been cropping up, feeding on people’s fear, uncertainty and misinformation during a difficult time. “Fraudsters are exploiting the crisis to facilitate fraud and cyber-crime,” Rimbey RCMP said in a press release. Scammers are using […]
Read MoreAC and duct cleaning has no effect on Covid-19 spread
BELGIUM: REHVA, the European Federation of HVAC associations, has advised that humidification, air conditioning and duct cleaning has no practical effect on the transmission of the coronavirus. The information is contained in a new advisory document issued by REHVA and said to be based on current best knowledge as contained in the World Health Organisation […]
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