No, Sunlight Won't Disinfect Your Face Mask To Prevent COVID-19

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No, Sunlight Won't Disinfect Your Face Mask To Prevent COVID-19
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The UV light devices on Amazon won't do much either

So, should Canadians be disinfecting their COVID-19 prevention supplies with sunlight?

The sun makes a spectrum of UV light, but there are three main types: UV-A, UV-B, and UV-C. Both UV-A and UV-B rays reach people’s bodies and can damage skin,blocked out by the ozone layer. It’s a powerful wavelength, often referred to as the “Think twice before hanging up your face mask on a clothesline or leaving it out to soak the rays: natural UV light is unlikely to sanitize a face mask.

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