In 2021, despite the presence of COVID-19, global economic activities have significantly recovered compared to 2020. In Asia, the control of the pandemic was relatively successful, and various business activities began to gradually recover in the second half of 2020. In Europe and the America, various sports events and business activities have also restarted since […]
Tag Archives: covid-19
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Aug
Aug
As the COVID-19 pandemic is still posing a threat to worldwide communities, UVC light incorporated products for disinfection are becoming more and more popular. Common applications include upper-room UVC disinfection integrated with lighting fixtures or air cleaners, UVC light embedded robots, UVC light boxes and other portable disinfecting products. These UVC light disinfecting products usually […]
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Jul
Jul
Signify, the words’ biggest lighting company, is adopting the Global Lighting Association’s guidelines on the safe use of UV-C to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. Signify – which contributed to the drawing up of the measures – says it has already applied these guidelines, in conjunction with other applicable standards, to its new range of UV-C […]
Technology
Studay shows Far-UVC light (222 nm) efficiently and safely inactivates airborne human coronaviruses
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Jun
Jun
Abstract A direct approach to limit airborne viral transmissions is to inactivate them within a short time of their production. Germicidal ultraviolet light, typically at 254 nm, is effective in this context but, used directly, can be a health hazard to skin and eyes. By contrast, far-UVC light (207–222 nm) efficiently kills pathogens potentially without harm to […]
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Jun
Jun
British office furniture giant Bisley will provide ultraviolet lighting for conference rooms and telephone booths to kill bacteria and viruses. This is the latest batch of UV lighting products on the market after the outbreak of Covid-19. The company stated that the unit manufactured by Vetrospace in Finland is “the most hygienic private modular space […]
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May
May
From next week, New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will use ultraviolet light to help remove Covid-19 from its subways, buses and commuter trains as the technology has shown to eradicate the virus from surfaces. In a report by The Sun, scientists from Columbia University and officials of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced on Tuesday, […]