Chennai: A virus attenuation device developed by Indian scientist and inventor Dr Rajah Vijay Kumar is helping curb the spread of coronavirus in indoor spaces.
Claimed to be the world’s first virus attentuation devide, it is said to be enabling schools, colleges, homes and businesses like hospitals, hotels, offices, restaurants, auditoriums, transportation, retail, and airports get back on track and serve their internal and external customers in a safe environment.
The cylindrical device is called Shycocan, short for Scalene Hypercharge Corona Canon. It has been found to be effective in securing indoor spaces from the spread of not only the Coronavirus family which cause diseases like pneumonia, ARDS, SARS, MERS, Covid-19 and other Coronavirus-induced diseases, but also the Influenza family of viruses which trigger annual seasonal flu and epidemics such as Swine Flu and Bird Flu.