BEWARE CORONA – CARD

-Dr.K.THIRUGNANASAMBANTHAN, Asst. Professor, Department of MBA, SANKARA COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND COMMERCE.

 Covid pandemic has infected 20,025,950 and more than 734,018 have died.  The sale of Masks,  sanitizer, medicines and other essentials to fight the virus have been drastically increased.  Many sectors have been badly affected due to this virus.    Real estate, Automobile, Aviation, Tourism, Oil, Chemical,   Textile, Hotel, Luxury Goods, Power, Construction etc. are severely hit due to covid.  Theatres, Malls, Marriage Halls etc are the worst affected.  Education Sector is one of the sectors which are badly affected, since most of the students, parents and educationist are not aware of the further developments.  Most of the stakeholders in this sector are not able to decide on their future.

News products are entering into the market.  One such product is Virus Shut out Air Sterilization Card. This card is marketed as Suitable for everyone, especially suitable for sick patients, people with low immunity, children, elderly, long-term access to hospitals and clinics with more bacteria.  Strong physical sterilization, strong decomposition at all times, helps to eliminate planktonic bacteria, influenza and other viruses, reducing the chance of being infected or infecting others. The company claims that this card restricts virus with 1 meter circle from the product.  The ingredient used for creating this card is Chlorine dioxide (sodium chlorite, natural zeolite).  This card will become invalid after 30 days of opening the cover.  There are also some negative comments about this product, that it will create side effects.  If the card is damaged when using, it can cause the leakage of chlorite, if it contacts with skin or sweat, it can lead to the release of chlorine, and cause skin burns, or even respiratory poisoning.  WHO has warned about false advertisement boasting products effective in preventing novel coronavirus infections.  Due care and expert consultation is needed before using this type of products.