As pupils and students are set to return for the new autumn term, the Welsh Government approached the University of Swansea and Biofresh to further develop ozone sanitisation systems to allow rapid cleaning of classrooms. Following that work, and the development of the Cubo3 XLV unit, the Welsh Covernment has now announced a new investment in technology to improve air quality and quickly disinfect classrooms, lecture theatres and workshops.
The time and cost of cleaning rooms was identified as an issue for schools and colleges early in the pandemic.
To address the issue, the Welsh Government asked Swansea University to establish an Ozone Classroom Decontamination Project, backed by Welsh Government funding. Scientists at the university together with Biofresh have developed an Ozone disinfecting machine, now in production, which can be deployed for this task.
The machines can be used to quickly disinfect classrooms when clusters of Covid-19 or other communicable viruses are identified, such as norovirus.