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  Railways first-ever endeavour to disinfect trains using UVC Robots | Watch

  India | September 08, 2021 18:07 IST

  The Northern Railway has deployed revolutionary UVC Technology to safeguard against Covid-19 with 99.99% reduction of Bacteria and Viruses, opening a new frontier for passenger safety protocols in Indian Railways.

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  Face masks that can be disinfected by daylight exposure

  Science | November 12, 2020 17:13 IST

  Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, researchers have developed a special type of cotton face mask that kills up to 99.9999 per cent of bacteria and viruses within 60 minutes of daylight exposure.

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  SC asks Centre to issue directions on banning use of disinfection tunnels, fumigation on humans

  India | November 05, 2020 21:29 IST

  The Supreme Court Thursday asked the Centre to issue directions within a month on banning or regulating the use of disinfection tunnels spraying chemical or organic disinfectants on humans.

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  WHO recommended disinfectants effective against COVID-19: Study

  Health | April 20, 2020 13:48 IST

  The research team headed by Professor Stephanie Pfander from Ruhr-Universitat Bochum exposed Sars-Cov-2 viruses for 30 seconds to the WHO-recommended disinfectant formulations.

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  Regular exposure to this household commodity may up risk of a deadly lung disease

  Lifestyle | September 12, 2017 12:09 IST

  The everyday use of bleach currently has no specific health guidelines, but the researchers hope the study will prompt investigation.

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  Swimming Pool Disinfectants Can Cause Asthma, Cancer, Says Prof

  India | July 23, 2010 13:15 IST

  Negative outcomes can occur when disinfection byproducts, critical to prevent outbreaks of infectious disease of recreational pools, form reactions with organic matter in pool water. File Photo: Nagara GopalA dip in the pool on a