Leveraging UV Air Purifier in Restaurants to Control the Spread of Coronavirus Transmission
Restaurants and food businesses are exploring UV light sterilizer to protect their staff and customers from COVID-19. Here’s how UVGI disinfects the air and prevents the spread of infectious diseases. In the Guangzhou province of China, at a restaurant in January, one diner who was infected with the Novel Coronavirus but not feeling sick spread the disease to nine other people. Possibly, the restaurant’s air conditioner blew the virus around the dining room of the hotel. The study , published in the July issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases, had several limitations. For starters, the researchers did not perform experiments simulating the airborne transmission. However, the study and the COVID-19 outbreak bring some challenges that restaurant owners face as they reopen their premises. The major one being that ventilation systems create complex patterns of the airflow. This may keep the virus afloat. So, maintaining tables six feet apart may not be sufficient to safegua...