Fact check: Can air conditioners spread coronavirus?

Internet is flooded with information on what should be done and what one shouldn’t do to check the spread of the deadly COVID-19  

Doubts and confusions regarding coronavirus spread are increasing day by day. A piece of new news was reported on many online portals that air conditioners can spread coronavirus. But what is the actual truth?

In a tweet posted by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) Fact Check, the video was of a DD News coverage where doctors were asked whether this claim was true or not. The PIB Fact Check has tweeted that use of window AC is all right; the issue is with the central air conditioning system.

PIB Fact Check Tweeted, “As the mercury soars, here's one more #PIBFactcheck

Claim : ACs should not be used to cool off in the heat, as they spread #Covid_19

Fact : It's a little complicated. Window ACs are ok, but not central air-conditioning. Let's listen to this segment from @DDNewslive”

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