Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, The Dental Centre, New Delhi, India
Commentary
An Insight on UVC Disinfection and COVID-19
Author(s): Harshita Gupta, Harneet Kaur, Payal Mahajan and Gurkeerat Singh*
Throughout the current appalling calamity, the fight against COVID-19 has been mostly focused on the disinfection of commonly touched surfaces and personal protective equipment. UV radiation, along with chemical disinfectants, have been utilized extensively as a no-contact automated disinfection technique to disinfect surfaces in public transport systems such as airplanes, as well as patient rooms and operating theatres in hospitals, etc. This mini review provides an insight to the effective use of UVC in limiting the spread of SARS-Cov-2 along with its health hazards due to overexposure... View More»
