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High-Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA)

COVID-19: State Tells Businesses, Malls To Install Systems That Can Filter Out Virus COVID-19: State Tells Businesses, Malls To Install Systems That Can Filter Out Virus
Covid-19: State Tells Businesses, Malls To Install Systems That Can Filter Out Virus Before reopening, malls in New York will be required to install new air filtration systems that can filter out novel coronavirus (COVID-19) particles. During a daily COVID-19 briefing on Monday, June 29 in Manhattan, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that new systems must be installed in malls that have a high Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value (MERV) such as High-Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters. The measure has also been advised for businesses, when possible. Cuomo said that COVID-19 particles are approximately .125 micron in diameter, and HEPA filters are designed to filter …