MANILA - The Department of Health said Thursday it does not recommend the public use of ultraviolet light for disinfection against bacteria and viruses.
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said UV disinfection equipment were best suited for use in hospitals, clinics and other health care settings as recommended by the World Health Organization .
The UN health agency, Vergeire said, stressed that UV disinfection equipment are not a replacement for manual cleaning of surfaces. "A very low exposure to far-UVC light killed well over 99.9 percent of the exposed virus," lead researcher Dr. David Brenner said. The study, published on Wednesday in Scientific Reports, used coronaviruses that cause common colds.
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