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Ed response:

You can rest assured our team researches what we write about before we recommend it. That’s why we’ve earned reader trust for 14 years. Here are some articles featuring scientific/medical experts about UVC light.

“Sanitizing wands allow you to wave UVC light over anything you might want to disinfect, including counters, bedding, and steering wheels. The wands can be used anywhere, claim to work within seconds, and are often marketed to travelers concerned about things like hotel room sanitation. A 2014 study tested the efficacy of these portable wands and found that they killed 100% of commonly-found bacteria within five seconds and inactivated 90% of spore-forming bacteria, which are harder to kill, within 40 seconds. “
https://www.insider.com/does-uv-light-kill-germs

From microbiologist Alex Berezow: “UV light is lethal to bacteria and viruses because of its high frequency that scrambles and damages their nuclear material. When it damages the DNA (or RNA) code of these pathogens, it also triggers lethal mutations that prevent them from reproducing properly…UV light kills everything: bacteria, fungi, viruses. It should kill coronavirus.”
https://nymag.com/strategist/article/does-uv-light-kill-germs-best-sterilizer.html

Many EMS units are using UVC light to disinfect ambulances.
https://www.wkrg.com/health/coronavirus/mfrd-begins-using-uvc-lights-to-further-sanitize-ambulances/
https://www.reporterherald.com/2020/03/31/coronavirus-thompson-valley-ems-uses-ultraviolet-light-to-disinfect-ambulances-due-to-covid-19/

“Though there hasn’t been any research looking at how UVC affects Covid-19 specifically, studies have shown that it can be used against other coronaviruses, such as Sars. The radiation warps the structure of their genetic material and prevents the viral particles from making more copies of themselves.”

“A concentrated form of UVC is now on the front line in the fight against Covid-19. In China, whole buses are being lit up by the ghostly blue light each night, while squat, UVC-emitting robots have been cleaning floors in hospitals. Banks have even been using the light to disinfect their money.”
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200327-can-you-kill-coronavirus-with-uv-light

According to NIH, the new coronavirus  — SARS-CoV-2 (which causes COVID-19) — can actually remain active on cardboard for 24 hours; on plastic and steel up to 3 days!

You can read more from the NIH here: https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/new-coronavirus-stable-hours-surfaces

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ED RESPOPNSE:

Thanks for your comment. For anyone else reading, this info has been clarified by a lot of experts since this report. Good things to know, in this case from a professor of immunology at Yale and an infections disease epidemiologist at Harvard Med:

1. That test was done in controlled laboratory settings (no sunlight, wind, other factors that can deteriorate the virus, including time)
2. If the “virus was detectable” that doesn’t mean that it is viable, “or that contact with those surfaces would be able to infect someone.” The virus needs many other components to be intact.
3. Most importantly, “people are much more likely to be infected by close contact with an infected person than by touching a contaminated surface.” Still, the experts recommend the same thing we do: wash your hands after touching stuff.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/31/how-long-does-coronavirus-live-on-different-surfaces