Producers of the Virustatic Shield – a virus killing protective snood developed at Menai Science Park at Gaerwen on Anglesey – are donating 5,000 snoods across the UK.

 

The Virustatic Shield gives anti-viral protection with the easy-to-wear snood helps prevent infection.

The coating is designed to be applied to single layer materials for pandemic situations. The coating transforms the base material into an anti-viral, multi-functional protective snood. So light and breathable you won’t believe its virus stopping power. Proven to trap and kill airborne enveloped influenza viruses.

The Virustatic Shield is reusable and washable, trapping and killing 96% of influenza viruses, according to the manufacturers.

The company Tweeted today: “We’re donating over 5,000 of our protective snoods across the UK.

“We hope tweeters will show kindness by sharing this so we can do our bit. Any frontline care worker, organisation, company or privately-owned home or facility please contact us.”

For more information please visit the link here: https://virustaticshield.com/donate

 

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