FOX NEWS - Midday sunlight is capable of inactivating 90 percent or more of the SARS-CoV-2 virus after 34 minutes of exposure, a recent study found.Study authors calculated the expected inactivation by UVC and solar UV radiation in cities around the world at different times of the year.
They concluded SARS-CoV-2 should be inactivated “relatively fast” during summer in many populous cities worldwide, pointing to the role of sunlight in the occurrence, spread rate, and duration of coronavirus pandemics.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherJose-Luis Sagripanti and C.
David Lytle wrote the study, which was published in the journal Photochemistry and Photobiology earlier this month. The scientists are retired from.