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Can you leave items out in the sun to disinfect them from coronavirus?
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Maybe: The study I saw showed UV light disinfected the virus. However, I don't know how long you should leave an item outside in the sunshine.
Answered 5/16/2020
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Possibly: However, in laboratory testing conditions, it takes considerably longer to kill at heat which is not very high intensity. I am not sure how this UV exposure would effect it.
Answered 5/28/2020
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