Canadian inventor Ezin Al-Qaysi has created a helmet to protect against coronavirus. It completely covers the head and chest and also has a visor. As such, the Canadian rides the subway in Toronto, BBC reports.
On the back of the device is a battery-powered fan with a respirator filter that cleans the outside air. A 32-year-old man noted that many are looking at his device with curiosity and asking where the inventor got such a helmet.
Al-Qaisi named his device BioVYZR. According to the inventor, the helmet's battery can last up to 12 hours on a single charge. He also said that currently about 10 thousand people have applied for the purchase of such a device.
The helmet is available on the website of his online store VYZR Technologies for $ 379 (29 thousand rubles).
Earlier, a specialist in infectious diseases, director of the Medical Center of the International University of La Rioja Vicente Soriano said that patients who were wearing a mask at the time of infection with COVID-19 transfer the infection easier. According to him, wearing masks can save you from a severe form of the disease.