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Could ozone be an effective disinfection measure against the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)?

15 February 2021

See Article – originally posted on 6 October 2020.

The new SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 emergency has imposed new disinfection and sanitation measures of work environments, also to beauty and health professional workers and in this context ozone shows growing interest. Ozone has proven to be highly effective in killing bacteria, fungi, and moulds and inactivating viruses both on the surfaces and suspended in the air. Ozone is proven to be effective also for the inactivation of the SARS virus, while for the novel SARS-CoV-2 it is supposed that it be equally effective but specific studies are needed.

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Source – US National Library of Medicine
National Institutes of Health

Japan researchers say ozone effective in neutralising coronavirus

14 February 2021

Article posted in Reuters on 6 August 2020

Japanese researchers said on Wednesday that low concentrations of ozone can neutralise coronavirus particles, potentially providing a way for hospitals to disinfect examination rooms and waiting areas.

Scientists at Fujita Health University told a news conference they had proven that ozone gas in concentrations of 0.05 to 0.1 parts per million (ppm), levels considered harmless to humans, could kill the virus.

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Ozone gas found to neutralise coronavirus

12 February 2021

Article originally published 26 August 2020

Low concentrations of ozone could be key to neutralising the spread of coronavirus in healthcare settings, according to Japanese researchers.

Hospitals can be disinfected using the gas which neutralises the coronavirus particles in the air, Reuters has reported.

At a news conference, scientists from Fujita Health University told reporters that they had proven that ozone gas in concentrations of 0.05 to 0.1 parts per million (ppm) could kill the virus without causing harm to humans.

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Source: Engineering and Technology