Posted by alexandra_k on April 7, 2020, at 22:20:53
In reply to Re: UVC, posted by alexandra_k on April 7, 2020, at 22:16:53
Not that the virus was alive in the first place. It's a lipid membrane bound virus that is transmitted in water droplets. I guess it might hang around in it's lipid membrane just fine once the water has evaporated off.
In which case the viral load outside the mask (protecting me) and inside the mask (protecting you) might increase really rather an awful lot even with drying them out.
I would be surprised if they haven't studied this, already. Would be easy enough to check viral load inside masks of people with the virus, I would have thought. To see what between-use treatments are most effective.
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