How do Air Purification Systems keep us safe from COVID-19?

We know airborne viruses, like COVID-19, but also the common cold and influenza, thrive in contained spaces. From classrooms to dorms, office buildings to event venues, airborne viruses are much more likely to transmit when air circulation is limited.

This means, as those long summer nights draw to a close, and Fall steadily approaches, infection rates will begin to climb. The COVID-19 Delta variant has a higher rate of infection than the initial variant we experienced in 2020, so while the vaccination program continues at pace, building owners need to re-examine how effective their air circulation systems are, alongside of course a strict cleaning policy.

In our latest blog we will share the benefits of implementing air purification systems in the battle to keep us safe from COVID-a9 transmission.

Keeping Enclosed Spaces Clean

Ever since the pandemic began, we have understood the importance of keeping surfaces clean. Cleaning crews, fully clad in PPE, can be seen disinfecting every surface possible within a room. Posters adorn the walls advising patrons to sanitize their hands and wear masks to reduce the potential spread of infection.

However, we know from our experience of the pandemic so far that COVID-19 is also an airborne virus that transmits just as equally through the air as it does from close contact.

But how much importance have we been placing on keeping our air clean during the pandemic? Indeed, the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has regularly commented that indoor air tends to be two to five times more polluted than outdoor air, since there is less ventilation and recirculation of air.

Air purification systems aren’t new per se, but to our surprise, ever since the pandemic began, they haven’t been as prominently featured in the ‘essential list’ of products needed to keep us safe.

When you consider air purification systems help to eliminate dust, pollen, smoke and other irritants from the air, then it’s added benefit of helping to remove airborne germs and bacteria too means they really should be near the top of your essential cleaning products checklist.