An example of a press for the rich is The Wall Street Journal. For the poor, the whole Lithuanian press. Although most of us here are middle-class representatives in terms of proximity to the median salary, but that same median is misery at our modern prices. In reality, most of us live in poverty in Lithuania. Therefore, the Lithuanian press is mostly silent about the spread of viruses beyond two meters in the air and the need for good ventilation to protect against viruses. That ventilation is too expensive for us, and scaring people is inconvenient for advertisers.
"The aim is to raise the ventilation standard to MERV-13, an air-filter rating considered efficient, but not perfect, at capturing airborne viruses. By comparison, your typical window air-conditioner has a MERV-8 rating or lower, and hospitals use so-called HEPA filters above MERV-16. In all cases, most experts agree that there is no substitute for social distancing and face coverings.
Still, the majority of big-city housing stock is too old to support the higher filtration standard, because the thicker filters require more air flow, and only buildings completed in the last 20 years or so can easily make the upgrade."
It fits in the West, where people have the money to stay alive and well. What to do for us? If you can, keep windows and doors open to allow the draft to dilute the virus. It is better to increase the heating for stronger convection. Try not to go to poorly ventilated rooms at work, even if there are no people there at the moment, because the virus stays in the air for hours. When traveling - stay in small Airbnb's, where you are alone in the house.
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