An employee gives a patron a top level view of LG Electronics’ international‘s first mosquito-repellingtelevision at an digital shop in Delhi (Reuters)
SEOUL: The Indian arm of South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc has started selling a tv with a characteristicthat it says repels mosquitoes, which can unfold diseases consisting of malaria, Zika and dengue.

The television‘s “Mosquito Away era” makes use of ultrasonic waves which are inaudible to people butmotive mosquitoes to fly away, in keeping with the agency. It became released within the country on Thursday, LG said.

The same era, which become certified as effective via an impartial laboratory close to Chennai, has beenutilized by LG in air conditioners and washing machines, the company stated.

The era, which additionally features whilst the television is switched off, is to be had in two fashions, priced at Rs. 26,500 and Rs. 47,500.

The tv is focused at decrease–profits clients living in conditions that would lead them to vulnerable tomosquitoes.

it will pass on sale next month inside the Philippines and Sri Lanka. Kim Sang-yeol, an LG Electronicsreputable, stated there are no plans for now to market it some place else.

The organization began growing the set before the outbreak of the Zika virus in Latin america, which has fuelled difficulty over safety at the Olympic video games set to start in August in Rio de Janeiro.

LG stated on its website that the television isn’t always meant to update different mosquito-deterrentdevices.