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Scientists have created a �catch and kill� air filter which they believe can destroy COVID-19 particles instantly. According to reports, this miraculous air filter can reduce the risk of the transmission of the deadly coronavirus substantially in closed spaces like offices, schools and hospitals. The air filter can also help reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19 in public transports like aeroplanes.

As per reports, the study in question by researchers from the University of Houston was published in the journal Materials Today Physics. The study claims that the air filter killed 99 per cent of all COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 particles in a single pass through the filter. The filter, according to the study, is made from commercially sourced nickel that has been heated to about 200 degree Celsius. The filter also works really well against the deadly bacterium Bacillus anthracis that is responsible for causing anthrax.