UV-C is an Essential Disinfection Strategy for Transportation During COVID-19

摘要

Transportation providers are seeing the world in a different way since the SARS-CoV-2 virus started affecting our lives. While germaphobes have been planning for this for a while, the rest of us are now looking at every handrail, doorknob, public space, and human being as a potential vector for infection. While some activities such as concerts and sporting events have been suspended or modified to reduce the risk of creating a "superspreader" event, public transportation has largely remained open. Bus and motorcoach transportation have a higher risk level than most due to the high passenger levels, connection to different geographic populations, high passenger turnover rate and crowd density within the vehicles. Keeping passengers and employees safe is a challenge that takes a concerted effort involving both adherence to procedures and additional sanitation tools.