COVID-19 particles in the air.Kontrol Energy Corp. specializes in indoor air quality and its monitoring equipment is typically used to scan for dangerous gases in industrial facilities.
But when COVID-19 arrived, company CEO Paul Ghezzi wondered if their technology could be repurposed for the pandemic.“In March, we asked the question: Could we measure for COVID like we do these very small particulates that we’re looking for in industrial facilities, including volatile organic compounds?
We had no idea,” Ghezzi told Global News outside the company’s headquarters in Vaughan, Ont. CDC removes new coronavirus guidelines on airborne transmission, cites ‘error’ Working with two microbiology labs in London, Ont., including a research lab at.