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ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT HAS A LONG HISTORY AS A DISINFECTANT AND THE SARS-COV-2 VIRUS, which causes Covid-19, is readily rendered harmless by UV light. The question is how best to harness UV light to fight the spread of the virus and protect human health as people work, study, and shop indoors. The virus spreads in several ways. The main route of […]

What you need to consider when purchasing UV-C devices for cleaning ambulances to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and other pathogens read more>> https://www.ems1.com/ems-products/ambulances/articles/using-ultraviolet-light-to-decontaminate-ambulances-pxrAHNm11MdaW4fl/

Christie® is pleased to announce the launch of the Christie® CounterAct™ line of commercial UV disinfection products with patented Care222® far-UVC light technology for cinemas, theme parks, museums, sports complexes and other indoor spaces. Unlike comparable products, the Christie fixture uses Ushio’s patented narrowband filtered Care222 excimer lamps that emit far-UVC 222nm light – the only UV technology shown to continuously and significantly […]

KOHLER, Wis. — A Sheboygan County restaurant is taking a first of its kind approach to making their restaurant COVID-19 safe. The Blind Horse Restaurant and Winery is installing far-ultraviolet light units around the restaurant. The lights are designed to kill bacteria and viruses in indoor spaces. read more>> https://spectrumnews1.com/wi/madison/coronavirus/2020/10/14/wisconsin-restaurant-installs-covid-killing-uv-lights-

Walk into the Cambridge, Ont., office of health-care equipment company PrescientX and you probably wouldn’t suspect you’re entering one of the most sanitary places in North America. read more>> https://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/devices/uv-light-might-keep-the-world-safe-from-the-coronavirusand-whatever-comes-next

CYPRESS, CA / ACCESSWIRE / September 4, 2020 / ​​​Dr. Hiroki Ohge, Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases, Hiroshima University Hospital, and a group of researchers led by Dr. Takemasa Sakaguchi, Professor, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, have completed a research study that demonstrates that irradiation with filtered 222nm UV-C light effectively reduces SARS-CoV-2 […]

This document was reviewed by a diverse committee of International Ultraviolet Association (IUVA) members to ensure scientific accuracy and a fair representation of general consensus; however, it does not necessarily reflect a unanimous agreement from all IUVA members. https://iuva.org/resources/covid-19/Far%20UV-C%20in%20the%20200%20_%20225%20nm%20range,%20and%20its%20potential%20for%20disinfection%20applications.pdf

A decade or so ago, David Brenner, a professor of radiation biophysics at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York began thinking about the problem of drug-resistant bacteria. He’d lost a close friend to the scourge—that friend had gone to the hospital for routine surgery and died of a superbug he’d acquired while there. […]