Brief Ultraviolet Irradiation Before Doffing May Prevent Transmission of Infection due to COVID-19: Ultraviolet irradiation may reduce the incidence of healthcare worker infection

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Sanjeeb Kumar Giri1, Abhishek Singh1,*, Puneet Khanna1
1Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
*Corresponding Author: Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India Email: [email protected]

Journal of Cellular & Molecular Anesthesia:Vol. 5, issue 4; e149641
Published online:Sep 04, 2020
Article type:Hypotheses & Ideas
How to Cite:Kumar Giri S, Singh A, Khanna P. Brief Ultraviolet Irradiation Before Doffing May Prevent Transmission of Infection due to COVID-19: Ultraviolet irradiation may reduce the incidence of healthcare worker infection. J Cell Mol Anesth. 2020;5(4):e149641. doi: https://doi.org/10.22037/jcma.v5i4.31741

Abstract

? The confirmed cases of COVID-19 is showing exponential increase every day. Healthcare workers throughout the work are giving their best to contain the spread of disease. COVID-19 has not only affected common people, but healthcare workers are also getting infected despite following full precaution. In this article we suggest that brief ultraviolet C irradiation before doffing may help to decrease the incidence of infection among healthcare workers due to error in doffing process.

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