Coronavirus can be killed effectively with safe UV light, won't harm humans: Study
India TodayAt a time when all eyes are on the race to develop an effective vaccine against Covid-19, a study in the US has shown that a form of ultraviolet radiation can effectively kill the novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19. Scientists say this form of UV radiation is safer to use around humans and that this finding may lead to a potent disinfection system for occupied public spaces including hospitals. According to the researchers, that include experts from the Hiroshima University in Japan, previous studies involving 222 nm UVC, also known as Far-UVC, have so far only looked at its potency in eradicating seasonal coronaviruses that are structurally similar to the novel coronavirus, but not on SARS-CoV-2 itself. According to the researchers, this makes the light safer, but also an equally potent alternative to the more damaging 254 nm UVC germicidal lamps increasingly used in disinfecting healthcare facilities. But the 222 nm UVC can be a promising disinfection system for occupied public spaces including healthcare facilities where hospital-borne infections are a possibility, the scientists noted.
History of this topic
Ultraviolet light can help prevent spread of Covid - in the right dose, new study finds
The IndependentUV light's potential to combat airborne coronavirus to be tested at aged care facilities
ABC
UV-emitting LED lights can kill novel coronavirus, say scientists
India TV News)
Can Ultraviolet Light Kill Aerosolised Coronavirus? Scientists May Finally Have an Answer
News 18
Ultraviolet UVC sanitizers can be dangerous and have limited use against coronavirus, warns FDA
CNN)
UV light is an efficient way to deactivate the COVID-19 causing SARS-CoV-2 virus, reducing transmission
Firstpost
Here’s how ultraviolet light reduces Covid-19 transmission indoors
Hindustan TimesDiscover Related
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
