High-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters and ultraviolet (UV) light sterilization effectively remove SARS-CoV-2 particles from the air — the first such evidence in a real-world test, researchers report.
that the research, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, suggests the filters may help reduce the risk of hospital-acquired SARS-CoV-2 -- the first such evidence in a real-world test.
Co-author Vilas Navapurkar, MBChB, an ICU physician at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, U.K., said that hospitals have used portable air filters when theirfacilities are full, but evidence was needed as to whether such filters are effective or whether they provide a false sense of security.
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