While it has long been a question of when, and not if, a global pandemic would occur, the recent rapid spread of COVID-19 in our increasingly interconnected world caused global socio-economic and political unrest at an unprecedented scale. The economic cost exceeded several trillion dollars with unemployment rates not seen since the great depression. The reality of COVID-19, and fear of inevitable future outbreaks, have significantly heightened demand for new technologies for mitigating the spread of dangerous pathogens.
Ultraviolet light can autonomously and continuously eradicate viruses, bacteria, fungi and allergens in occupied spaces, which is essential for containing and mitigating the emerging threat and reoccurring outbreaks where potentially infected human carriers in occupied locations are often not distinguishable from the non-carriers. While each human or animal has a different immune system response and vulnerability to either an initial infection (which can often be asymptomatic) or subsequent infection to any infectious disease (when the body is weakened), UV lighting can significantly reduce the viral and/or bacterial load of an environment before our bodies even encounter them.
