A Columbia scientist's 'new and powerful weapon' against the coronavirus destroys particles using UV light without harming people

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• Evidence suggests that ultraviolet light can destroy the coronavirus, making it a promising disinfectant. 
• But the kind of UV light that destroys viruses is also dangerous to humans.
• Columbia scientists recently discovered a way to harness the pathogen-killing power of UV light without damaging our eyes or skin.
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The World Health Organization acknowledged for the first time on Thursday that COVID-19 may spread through the air.

The group's shift was prompted a growing body of research suggesting that coronavirus-laden aerosols — tiny particles produced when a person talks, coughs, sings, or exhales — can linger in the air and travel more than 6 feet from an infected person.

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