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COVID-19: Disinfection with ultraviolet light poses risks: doctor
The Taipei Times reports disinfection products that use ultraviolet light are increasingly popular amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but people should be aware of the product’s potential health risks, a doctor said on Friday. Yen Chun-yu (顏俊宇), a pediatrician at Taipei Veterans General Hospital, wrote on Facebook that many people have asked him about devices emitting ultraviolet light with wavelengths of 100 to 280 nanometer to sanitize surfaces. However, there is no scientific evidence that light in that wavelength bracket kills SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, he said, adding that the light might damage the DNA of microorganisms, including…
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