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@Winger said in Coronavirus - Overall:
This seems promising esp for certain areas. Like a hospital or doctors surgery
Japanese company that teamed up with Columbia University has developed a first-of-its-kind ultraviolet lamp that can kill the coronavirus without harming people’s health, according to a report.
Light equipment maker Ushio’s Care 222 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, Japan Today reported.
UV lamps have been widely used for sterilization, notably in the medical and food-processing industries, and JetBlue recently announced plans to use the technology aboard its planes.
However, conventional UV rays cannot be used when people are present because they cause skin cancer and eye problems.
But Ushio’s new UV lamp emits rays with a wavelength of 222 nanometers, as opposed to the conventional 254-nanometer wavelength, making them deadly to germs but harmless to humans, the news outlet reported.
Gamechanger
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@Frank said in Coronavirus - Overall:
Where? Who cares
Whst the actual fuck, carry on
AroundllllpoutrdgTurn
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@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - Overall:
@dogmeat said in Coronavirus - Overall:
@Winger I read that it will be good at killing the virus on hard surfaces (which accounts for about 5%) of infections but sadly has no chance of killing it when its an aerosol i.e. being breathed, sneezed or coughed out before it is inhaled into another persons lungs.
But perhaps it could be injected into the body somehow? Or maybe shined on people. I know you're looking into that right?
Maybe. Not my field of expertise but you might be onto something. My view is we need to look at other options to drugs with lots of side effects
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6122858/
Ultraviolet blood irradiation (UBI) was extensively used in the 1940s and 1950s to treat many diseases including septicemia, pneumonia, tuberculosis, arthritis, asthma and even poliomyelitis. The early studies were carried out by several physicians in USA and published in the American Journal of Surgery. However with the development of antibiotics,
Ultraviolet (UV) light has a long-standing track record in use as an antimicrobial. But the primary limitation to using UV light in relation to the human body is that it can also potentially damage its cells. A group of researchers at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, Calif., known as the Medically Associated Science and Technology (MAST) team, has been investigating the potential application of the safest type of UV light within the body for years, particularly in gastrointestinal and genitourinary indications.
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@MiketheSnow said in Coronavirus - Overall:
@Frank said in Coronavirus - Overall:
Where? Who cares
Whst the actual fuck, carry on
'Merica
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@Frank said in Coronavirus - Overall:
That cant be right.
20 million over 70s in America .
Already at least 110,000 of them have died (over 75s).Which means 0.55% of all over 70s total, not over 70s who have caught the disease, have died of covid.
Unless my maths is wrong?
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@Rapido said in Coronavirus - Overall:
@Frank said in Coronavirus - Overall:
That cant be right.
20 million over 70s in America .
Already at least 110,000 of them have died (over 75s).Which means 0.55% of all over 70s total, not over 70s who have caught the disease, have died of covid.
Unless my maths is wrong?
If 10% have caught it then both you and the tweet are right.
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@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - Overall:
@dogmeat said in Coronavirus - Overall:
@Winger I read that it will be good at killing the virus on hard surfaces (which accounts for about 5%) of infections but sadly has no chance of killing it when its an aerosol i.e. being breathed, sneezed or coughed out before it is inhaled into another persons lungs.
But perhaps it could be injected into the body somehow? Or maybe shined on people. I know you're looking into that right?
Leeches might work?
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@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - Overall:
@Snowy at least help anyway
I was taking the piss, but I did know about that.
I think a scientist from HKU was studying it and was interviewed by my wife many years ago. They have known for years that some disease was going to come from the region - exactly as the article says - just stop eating, handling, trading those animals. If leeches help track it, cool.
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Fitch Affirms Korea at 'AA-'; Outlook Stable
We forecast the Korean economy to contract by a modest 1.1% in 2020 ('AA' median 7.1% contraction), reflecting an effective coronavirus containment strategy without the need to resort to strict lockdown measures. The sharp global economic downturn hit exports and weighed on domestic investment in 1H20, while domestic consumption held up well. Exports have rebounded in recent months, benefiting from surging demand for electronic goods and a particularly strong recovery in China.
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