UVC in the News
Since its efficacy was published in 2018, UVC light has been used to disinfect everything, including hospital rooms, medical equipment, train stations, and municipal water supplies.
December 26, 2020:
Tel Aviv University Research: 99.9% of COVID-19 Virus Dead in 30 Seconds With UV-C light.
"Now, researchers from Tel Aviv University have proven that the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, (Covid-19) can be killed efficiently, quickly and cheaply using ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diodes at specific frequencies."
Upper Left: Green H1N1 Viral Cells before UVC exposure
Lower Right: Blue sterilized Viral cells after UVC exposure
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2020 Publication: Ultraviolet Effect on Covid 19 is Promising
"Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation has shown promise as a potential method to decontaminate Filtering Facepiece Respirators against Covid 19."
Scientific Reports
Far UVC Light: A Tool to Control the Spread of airborne-Mediated Microbial Diseases
Kills Pathogens on Surfaces
"UV-C Light kills pathogens on surfaces."
Kills Pathogens in the Air
"UV-C Light kills airborne aerosolized pathogens including the H1N1 Swine Flu."
Safe for Humans:
"UV-C light is safe for human skin and eyes."
BBC News
Covid Virus "Survives for 28 days” on Surfaces in Lab Conditions
“The findings from Australia's national science agency suggest SARS-Cov-2 can survive for far longer than thought.
However, the experiment was conducted in the dark. UV light has already been shown to kill the virus.”
The study showed that the virus can survive on surfaces for up to 28 days at 20 degrees Celcius (68 Farenheit). That time period is decreased to one day at 40 degrees Celcius (104 Farenheit).
The surfaces tested were glass, stainless steel and both paper and polymer banknotes.
Los Angeles Times
California Continues to Shatter Records in Covid-19 Cases Per Day and Deaths Per Day
On December 16, 2020, 60,941 new cases were reported for that 24 hour period. That is almost 6 times higher than the highest point in the summer.
With the week averaging over 44,000 new cases per day and California hospital capacity at 0% state wide, we are in the midst of an unprecedented crisis.
