UV radiation at 222 nm safely kills virus that causes COVID-19 in lab, Ohio State study finds
Follow me on Twitter(opens in new window)Laura Arenschield, at Ohio State News (and MedicalExpress.com) reports a specific wavelength of ultraviolet radiation killed more than 99.99% of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in laboratory tests, a new study has found. The results could offer an encouraging option for inactivating the virus that causes COVID-19 from surfaces or, potentially, from the air. It is the first study to demonstrate that specific doses of UV222, a relatively short wavelength of ultraviolet radiation, may be a feasible and safe approach to disinfecting COVID-19. The study appears on a preprint server and has not yet…
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