UV light’s potential to combat airborne coronavirus to be tested at aged care facilities

As scientists learn more about the role played by ventilation in the spread of COVID-19, some are starting to focus on how improving air quality can provide better protection.

Airborne transmission of small particles has increasingly been recognised as a source of coronavirus spread, prompting experts to call for a rethink of indoor ventilation.

Now, a South Australian clinical trial of ultraviolet (UV) air treatment to destroy the virus mid-air has secured $1.3 million in federal funding.

The aim is to boost protection for those most at risk — but also to make buildings and workplaces safer.

What’s being trialled?

South Australian Health and Medical Research…