Members of an expert group advising the Government on ventilation are calling for carbon dioxide monitors to be used in the hospitality sector and other workplaces to reduce the risk of Covid-19 transmission.
Carbon dioxide monitors will be used in schools across the country from September and a ventilation expert said they could be used in other sectors also.
Orla Hegarty, an assistant professor of Architechure at UCD said Covid-19 is a respiratory virus and is caught from breathing.
She said the virus is diluted and dispersed in outdoor environments but in indoor settings, tiny particles can linger in the air and spread especially in small enclosed spaces like toilets, corridors, store rooms and cold rooms. "People need to think about