Japan, Feb. 9 -- Panasonic Corporation announced that its Heating & Ventilation A/C Company (hereinafter referred to as Panasonic) is the first in the industry to confirm that gaseous hypochlorous acid inactivates over 98.5% of influenza viruses in respiratory droplets under conditions simulating actual use. This result is at the research stage. The technology has not yet been put into practical use, and the performance described here is not guaranteed in any products currently available on the market.In recent years, outbreaks of various infectious diseases-such as influenza, COVID-19, and mycoplasma pneumonia-have been reported. There are three main routes of transmission-airborne transmission*3, contact transmission*3, and droplet transm...