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Dec 21, 2020
Can UV Light Kill the New Coronavirus?
Ultraviolet (UV) light is a type of radiation. It has more energy than radio waves or visible light but less energy than X-rays or gamma rays.
You can be exposed to UV light via natural sunlight or through human-made sources like tanning beds.
UV light has been used as a means to kill germs like bacteria and viruses. You may have also heard of its use for killing SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
In this article, we’ll explore how UV light is used to kill germs, how effective it is at eliminating the new coronavirus, and more.
There are several types of UV light. They’re classified according to how much energy they have.
Dec 21, 2020
COVID-19 - Navigating the Uncharted
The latest threat to global health is the ongoing outbreak of the respiratory disease that was recently given the name Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19). Covid-19 was recognized in December 2019.1 It was rapidly shown to be caused by a novel coronavirus that is structurally related to the virus that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). As in two preceding instances of emergence of coronavirus disease in the past 18 years2 — SARS (2002 and 2003) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) (2012 to the present) — the Covid-19 outbreak has posed critical challenges for the public health, research, and medical communities.
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