A Japanese company has developed a first-of-its-kind ultraviolet lamp that can kill the coronavirus.
As per the Japanese news reports, this UV lamp is expected to be used to disinfect heavily trafficked spaces where people run the risk of contracting the deadly bug, including buses, trains, elevators and offices and when emitted from a ceiling, the UV lamp snuffs out 99 percent of viruses and bacteria in the air and up to a 32-square-foot surface of objects about eight feet away from the lamp, in six to seven minutes. However, conventional UV rays cannot be used when people are present because they cause skin cancer and eye problems.
Light equipment maker Ushio’s Care 222 UV lamp, which is about the size of a hardcover book, costs about $2,800.
Ushio said it only accepts orders from medical institutions for now, but that it will serve other customers once production catches up with demand.
As per the Japanese news reports, this UV lamp is expected to be used to disinfect heavily trafficked spaces where people run the risk of contracting the deadly bug, including buses, trains, elevators and offices and when emitted from a ceiling, the UV lamp snuffs out 99 percent of viruses and bacteria in the air and up to a 32-square-foot surface of objects about eight feet away from the lamp, in six to seven minutes. However, conventional UV rays cannot be used when people are present because they cause skin cancer and eye problems.
Light equipment maker Ushio’s Care 222 UV lamp, which is about the size of a hardcover book, costs about $2,800.
Ushio said it only accepts orders from medical institutions for now, but that it will serve other customers once production catches up with demand.
