A Chinese company has designed a shield-like suit that it claims has advanced coronavirus-fighting capabilities to protect wearers from the deadly bug.

Beijing design firm Penda says its high-tech wearable device, which is called Be A Batman, is structured like the wings of a sleeping bat.

The suit protects people from the deadly virus by isolating them and sterilizing their surroundings with ultra-violet technology, the company said.

“The ultraviolet radiation network on the surface of the device can heat up to sterilize the surrounding environment, turning contact a way to kill, rather than spread, the virus,” Penda wrote on Instagram.

The suit is also foldable, making it ready to be deployed quickly, the company said.

The invention comes as the virus, also known as COVID-19, has spread to at least 90,000 people in more than 70 countries and territories across the world.