Singapore: Sales of air purifiers surge in recent weeks amid Covid-19 airborne transmission concerns


The demand for air purifiers is not new, though there has been renewed interest in such products since the Covid-19 outbreak. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, June 6 (The Straits Times/ANN): Retailers have seen a spike in the sales of air purifiers in recent weeks, amid concerns that Covid-19 may spread through airborne transmission in some settings.

Some have seen their sales more than double, compared with a few weeks ago.

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