Israeli Hospital First Ever to Use Light to Disinfect Spaces
Batya Jerenberg of World Israel News reports that Tel Aviv’s Sourasky Medical Center, commonly referred to as Ichilov Hospital, has become the first to use light to disinfect medical spaces, the hospital announced Saturday. The J. Protect system, made by Israeli start-up Juganu, uses two kinds of ultraviolet light along with the regular lighting a room needs. The lower level UV-A can be used while people are present. UV-C, which is a stronger sanitizer, can be used when the room is empty, to deactivate all bacteria, fungi, and viruses – including COVID 19 – in under an hour. “It…
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