Chennai: As schools, colleges, and educational institutes reopen across various States, there are still serious concerns about the safety of students, teachers, and staff, especially since children are not eligible for the vaccine yet.
Besides the standard protocols of hand hygiene, double vaccination of all staff, regular disinfection of spaces, technology can play an important role in ensuring up to 99.9 per cent protection from transmission of the virus as new strains, mutations and fear about a potential third wave.
Several educational bodies and schools such as All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), National Skill Development Corporation, Ramco Institute of Technology in Chennai, Harvest International School in Bengaluru, Fatepur Girls High School in West Bengal, Mount Abu School, Vivekananda International, Indraprastha International School and many more have embraced the technology of Shycocan, which is being claimed as the world’s first virus attenuation device that neutralises viruses to ensure infection-free spaces.