Can Subeds Help Kill The Virus?

How UV LEDs might help to diminish Coronavirus?

The scientists at the Columbia University Irving Medical Centre are reporting on their ground breaking discovery that can change the way we fight viruses. The studies have shown that UV-C light to this extent is most effective in killing airborne viruses without any harm to human tissue.

The UV-C radiation which has a wavelength of between 200 to 400 nanometers (nm) is present in sunlight, but no part of it reaches the earth- the whole is absorbed by the atmosphere.

For many years its been known that in a broad spectrum, this radiation can be used to kill all microorganisms by destroying nucleic acids and disrupting their DNA with its short wavelengths.

The use of such lamps in public places such as railway stations, airports, schools or hospitals, where there are many people, and therefore where it is easiest for viruses to spread. From the most common cold to the much more dangerous microorganisms, including the most dangerous bacteria at the moment which is the 2019-nCov. The key to fighting these type of viruses is ultraviolet light.

Importantly, it has previously been possible to prove that this radiation also shows effectiveness in the fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and therefore can be a torment in the fight against “dangerous bacteria” – even with those strains that we have not yet discovered.

To prevent infection, washing hands often with soap and water and use anti bacterial hand gels are still critical way to avoid spreading of viruses.