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PTAC Units: A Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner is a type of self-contained heating and air conditioning system commonly found in: Hotels – Motels – Senior Housing Facilities – Hospitals – Condominiums – Apartment Buildings – Add-on Rooms & Sunrooms.
Business owners and homeowners face increasing challenges with COVID-19 to adequately disinfect rooms and promote safety in Tennessee
We are pleased to provide this information below from Purge Virus regarding their offerings for PTAC Disinfection.
The Purge Virus team provides multiple solutions that include UV light, Photoplasma, and Bipolar Ionization. The Bipolar Ionization solutions have been well received, because in addition to helping to prevent the spread of COVID-19, they also remove odors from sources such as tobacco and cannabis.
PURGE VIRUS DOESN’T MAKE PTAC UNITS…THEY RETROFIT THEM TO DISINFECT INDOOR AIR.
For Purge Virus to match the available technology to your in-room HVAC systems, you can let them know the manufacturer’s name and model # of your PTAC Units. From there Purge Virus will provide you with a free assessment of the most applicable solution. The average cost of equipment and installation per room is coming in at $550-$650. Purge Virus also offers zero upfront cost financing over 3-5 years. The monthly cost can be as low as $10 per month per room.
Learn more about Bipolar Ionization here: Bipolar Ionization
For some business owners and homeowners, portable devices may make the most sense for small lobbies or in certain rooms. Learn more about Potable Disinfection Devices here: Portable Devices
Purge Virus can help you navigate the complexity of disinfection choices: CONTACT PURGE VIRUS
NEWS on COVID-19 in Tennessee: https://www.newschannel5.com/news/newschannel-5-investigates/tennessee-to-reduce-covid-19-testing-hours-despite-exploding-cases-as-vaccines-roll-out
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The state of Tennessee, despite facing an unprecedented explosion of COVID-19 cases, plans to scale back testing offered through local state-run health departments as soon as next week, NewsChannel 5 has learned.
Employees of the Tennessee Department of Health have been informed that, instead of testing, the local health departments will place a higher priority on vaccine distribution. Gov. Bill Lee, they were told, has personally approved the plan.
Infectious disease experts are concerned about the plan.
"Right now, there's a lot of disease activity across the state of Tennessee, and we're detecting that disease activity in part through aggressive testing," said Dr. David Aronoff, director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt's School of Medicine.
"So I am concerned that if testing scales back, we may get a false sense of security if we start to see tests reflecting lower cases when that may be more of a reflection of fewer people being tested."
Currently, most local health departments offer COVID testing five days a week, with professional staff collecting the samples.
Under the plan, COVID-19 testing would be reduced to just Tuesday and Thursday.
Vaccine distribution would occur on Monday, Wednesday and Friday - with Everlywell home collection kits being offered on those days for Tennesseans who may want testing. With home collection kits, individuals collect the swabs themselves and ship them off to a lab.
Insiders say, however, they have been told that supplies of those home collection kits are limited.
