Ventilation is key to helping quell COVID-19, and schools across Canada should move away from the current piecemeal approach to indoor air, public health and engineering experts say. Dr. Anne Huang, a public health physician in Regina, said in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the research so far suggests the virus can linger for minutes to hours in the air. More maintenance planned"I think it's unfortunate that we are seeing this piecemeal approach across the country [to school ventilation]," Huang said. "It's probably a reflection of the current debate and discomfort from the public health and medical community with regard to the potential of airborne transmission ." Last week, Ontario's government promised to upgrade school ventilation , to buy air purifiers and to improve washroom facilities.

Source: CBC News August 16, 2020 08:00 UTC