UV air sanitation at Gateway Mall, Tower beefs up Araneta City's COVID-19 response
A safety initiative implemented three years ago has allowed Araneta City to come prepared in responding to the COVID-19 crisis. In 2017, Araneta City started installing energy-conserving Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation (UVGI) modules for air sanitation at the Gateway Mall and Gateway Tower. UVGI, installed in an establishment's air handling unit, uses UV light to kill or inactivate microorganisms that may be harmful to human health. A total of 48 UVGI modules were installed in Gateway Mall and 92 UVGI modules in Gateway Tower for improved indoor air quality to match most commercial establishments. Araneta City partnered with MSL Global Corporation, a local company that specializes in innovative ventilation solutions focusing on UVGI as its core technology. The company has been promoting ASPIRO UVGI in the Philippines since 2011. By March 2020, COVID-19 began spreading in the country, compromising health security and daily life operations. While it was initially believed that the
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