Measures against COVID‐19 concerning Summer Indoor Environment in Japan

Abstract

Abstract Information on air‐conditioning and ventilation has been continuously disseminated in response to the Japanese Government's announcement of the need for appropriate ventilation measures against the new coronavirus disease (COVID‐19), and the issuing of an emergency presidential discourse by the presidents of Engineering Societies. In this paper, we add to the information the latest knowledge on the behavior of SARS‐CoV‐2 in air, describe its diffusion characteristics in the built environment, and summarize the effects of temperature and humidity on the virus. Then we recommend varying approaches of air‐conditioning control for facility type.

Keywords

• ventilation
• COVID‐19
• infection prevention
• heat stroke
• coronavirus