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You'd be surprised how effective "just putting one in the room" is. You can build a fairly effective cleanroom that way, and cleanrooms are a lot "cleaner" than
by jaggederest 6y ago
You'd be surprised how effective "just putting one in the room" is. You can build a fairly effective cleanroom that way, and cleanrooms are a lot "cleaner" than is required for effectively reducing the viral load for things like COVID19
- nl 6y agoIndeed, and many (most?) domestic air filters include HEPA filters. I have a Phillips one[1] and it does. [1] https://www.philips.com.au/c-p/AC1215_70/series-1000-air-purifier/support https://www.philips.com.au/c-p/AC1215_70/series-1000-air-pur...
- im3w1l 6y agoWouldn't that be defeated if you talk with one of the infected? Like you would be in a huge hotspot compared to the room average.
- jaggederest 6y agoAbsolutely, but compare that with not having a filter operating at all. We've seen that one or a few infected individuals can infect hundreds in a closed space, so if we could reduce that by even a small factor, it's definitely significant.