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Can Novel #Coronavirus Live on #Smartphone Screens? The novel #coronavirus that causes #Covid-19 is a close relative of #SARS and likely, but without certainty, may have a similar lifespan on surfaces. These estimates come from data collected during the 2003 #SARS outbreak and reported to the World Health Organization. The two #viruses are genetic cousins: Both infect our airways, have a single strand of genetic material, called #RNA, and have proteins protruding from their s...hells. The virus behind the SARS outbreak is technically named SARS-#CoV; the new virus is #SARS-CoV-2. Read More ... https://lnkd.in/ddFFhxT

UV-C And Hospital Infection Control Each year, more than two million people contract a #hospital-acquired #infection (#HAI) that can also be antibiotic-resistant. In 2013, these infections resulted in at least 23,000 deaths (#CDC). In fact, HAIs kill more people than #AIDS, breast cancer, and auto accidents combined. Read More ...... https://lnkd.in/eu5Yk5Q #uvc #uvlight #uvdisinfection See more

Killing Airborne Germs with Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation As the threat of #COVID19 and other infectious diseases continue to make headlines, more and more building and facility managers are searching for ways to reduce the threat from contagious airborne pathogens. Read More ...... https://lnkd.in/exX-whg #uvc #uvdisinfection #uvlight #germicidal #ultraviolet #ultravioletlight See more

Keeping schools closed will do more harm than good All around the world, children’s minds are going to waste. As covid-19 surged in early April, more than 90% of pupils were shut out of school. Since then the number has fallen by one-third, as many classrooms in Europe and East Asia have reopened. But elsewhere progress is slow. Some American school districts, including Los Angeles and San Diego, plan to offer only remote learning when their new school year begins. Kenya’s go...vernment has scrapped the whole year, leaving its children idle until January. In the Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte says he may not let any children return to the classroom until a vaccine is found. South Africa has reopened casinos, but only a fraction of classrooms. Read More ... https://lnkd.in/ePkbEji #covid #covid19 #school

UV-C energy and HVAC applications Light energy in the #ultraviolet-C (UV-C) wavelength has been used extensively in #HVAC equipment since the mid-1990s to improve indoor air quality (#IAQ) by eliminating the buildup of #biofilms and other organic contaminants on the surfaces of system components, including cooling coils, plenum interiors, drain pans, and air filters. UV-C works by disassociating elemental bonds, which in turn #disinfects and disintegrates organic materials. R...ead More ... https://aseptican.ca/9nl5 #UVC #UV_C #ultravioletlight #HVAC #IAQ #disinfection #germicidal