DThe green and black state government of Baden-Württemberg is preparing for a possible fourth wave of epidemics. Therefore, at the beginning of the new school year, classrooms that are poorly ventilated or not ventilated at all should be equipped with mobile air filtration devices. If possible, the goal is to avoid closing schools in the fall, when the delta variant of the coronavirus is fully mature. The state supports municipal school authorities in purchasing these equipment for 60 million euros.Prime Minister Winfried Kreischmann (Greens) Due to the limited cleaning effect, he was initially hesitant to buy an air purifier. Now he says that in order to deal with more epidemic waves, we must “multi-track.”
“In addition to existing modules such as routine testing, masks, practical hygiene and protective measures, and targeted vaccination, the state government has also proposed a 60 million euro funding plan to the municipality as the school authority. With this, we will support Half of the purchase of mobile ventilation systems and carbon dioxide traffic lights,” the Prime Minister said on Tuesday. But he also warned that no protection measures can provide guarantee. air filter Can not replace the conventional ventilation of the classroom. Mobile air purifiers should also help keep the number of infections in grades one to six at a low level in the fall, as there is currently no vaccination service for these students.
Following the Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) announced that all classrooms will be equipped with mobile air filters in the new school year, State Government Under pressure to act in Stuttgart. In Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Hessen, Thuringia, and North Rhine-Westphalia, the state government now wants to promote schools with air purifiers. Whether in Bavaria or Baden-Württemberg, the integrated equipment of classrooms equipped with mobile air filtration systems is unrealistic. There are also various air purification technologies.
A fixed air conditioning system with modern filters can filter viruses and other pathogens in the indoor air to provide the best protection. There are 67,000 classrooms in Baden-Württemberg alone. If all classrooms are to be equipped with permanently installed air purification systems, the country will have to invest 1 billion euros. It will take two to three years for schools to equip this technology. Ralph Shore, president of the Baden-Württemberg Association of Linguists, said that indoor air purifiers are also necessary because the vaccination rate for citizens under 18 is only 1.2%.
