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Sunlight Might Be Really Good At Destroying Coronavirus, Raising Some Interesting Questions – IFLScience
Sunshine is an Achilles heel of SARS-CoV-2. It’s been known for some time that the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is quickly destroyed on a surface that’
Sunshine is an Achilles heel of SARS-CoV-2. Its been known for some time that the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is quickly destroyed on a surface thats doused in sunlight, but a team of scientists now argues they may be even more susceptible to ultraviolet radiation than previously appreciated.
In July 2020 an important study found that sunlight rapidly inactivates SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces. By their estimates, 90 percent of the SARS-CoV-2 virus was inactivated every 6.8 minutes in simulated saliva…
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