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PETALING JAYA (July 5): A comprehensive guideline on indoor air quality for all buildings is expected to be announced soon by the government, reported New Straits Times.
In its news report today, quoting Tan Sri Dr Jemilah Mahmood (pictured), special adviser to Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on public health, the guide will comprise details on the right practices to improve indoor air ventilation for different types of buildings, including offices, hospitals and homes.
The objective of the guideline is to reduce the risk of indoor virus transmissions.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have accepted the scientific findings that coronavirus can spread through the air.
According to a study in the journal Science which was released in May, cleaner indoor air could curb the spread of coronavirus as well as reduce the risk of catching flu and other respiratory infections – which costs the US over US$50 billion (RM207 billion) a year.
To curb the spread of the Covid-19 virus, Jemilah said the ventilation guideline should be in place before reopening the economy.
She noted the Malaysian government does not need to start from scratch as WHO has published the "Roadmap to improve and ensure good indoor ventilation in the context of Covid-19", which could be used as a guide, contextualised to Malaysia.
Meanwhile, she noted that it is important for restaurants to redesign their spaces and improve the airflow inside their restaurants as well as consider installing Plexiglass barriers indoors if necessary.
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