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Winnipeg airport adds high-tech LED UV handrail sterilizer to escalator
COVID-19.Domestic travellers coming down the escalator to the Hug Rug at James Armstrong Richardson International will find a new LED UV sanitizer on the handrail, said Barry Rempel, CEO of the WAA.The WAA says the handrails are now being disinfected after each touch, and the sterilization technique destroys 99.99 per cent of harmful bacteria.“As the escalator runs, the two handrails pass by four LEDs which emit strong ultraviolet wavelengths,” said the WAA in a statement.“Built-in side reflectors help ensure every inch of the handrails are exposed to the sterilizing light.