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The motivation for the research was a case in an American hospital in which gowns were suspected of contributing to transmission of C difficile. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Health alert: Hospital gowns and equipments serve breeding ground for...

Studies reveal that hospital gowns, stainless steel contaminated with pathogens responsible for severe illness.

16 July 2019 10:22 AM IST

Drones have been in use in the agriculture for the spraying of pesticides

IIT Guwahati follows Chennai startup's lead, develops drone to...

Several states are considering using drones to disinfect localities without putting workers at risk

31 March 2020 12:18 PM IST

Migrants sprayed with disinfectants in Delhis Lajpat Nagar. (Photo- Social Media)

Workers sprayed with 'disinfectant' in Delhi, civic body says 'by...

A video of the incident was shared on social media, worker engaged in a sanitation drive can be seen spraying...

23 May 2020 12:27 PM IST

Mobile phones are one of the most highly touched surfaces according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with counters, tabletops, doorknobs, bathroom fixtures, toilets, keyboards, tablets and bedside tables.

Phones with Aarogya Setu may tell you if you're safe but the devices...

Healthcare workers use phones every 15 minutes to two hours, and phone surfaces are virus magnets

15 May 2020 7:51 PM IST

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Australian church fined for selling bleach as virus cure

The development comes weeks after US president Donald Trump was criticised for suggesting Covid patients could be...

13 May 2020 3:05 PM IST

A UV cleaning robot cleans the floor at Pittsburgh International Airport on May 7, 2020 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Airport has put UVC fixtures on its floor-cleaning robots, making it the first airport in the US to test the use of the ultraviolet rays to scrub the coronavirus from surfaces. If effective, the UV-cleaning robots could be a model for other airports as they plan to reopen and try to persuade people to travel again. (Photo | AFP)

Whaddaya know! Trump was off the mark but UVC lamps could actually aid...

Tests are being conducted to confirm that these particular ultraviolet rays are harmless to humans.

10 May 2020 4:06 PM IST

The deposition rates for viruses were nine to 461 times greater than the rates for bacteria. (Photo: Pixabay)

Superbugs now also becoming resistant to alcohol disinfectants

VRE bugs can cause urinary tract, wound and bloodstream infections that are notoriously difficult to treat.

2 Aug 2018 5:00 PM IST

The eXtreme Disinfection roBOT (XDBOT), a semi-autonomous robot, disinfects a table in a cafeteria of the Nanyang Technological University Smart Campus in Singapore. (Photo | AFP)

Singapore researchers develop disinfectant robot to help in fight...

The XDBOT is a box-shaped creation on wheels mounted with a robotic limb, which can reach awkward locations such as...

17 April 2020 5:48 PM IST

The Kiosk is designed for automatic disinfection, once again eliminating the need for human personnel from coming in contact with a possibly contaminated environment.

DRDO develops COVID sample collection kiosk which protects health and...

Healthcare workers can collect samples from outside a booth, protected by a screen from the potential carrier of the...

15 April 2020 5:02 PM IST

Working student Leon Rottmann and Katharina Obladen (R) stand at the mechanics workshop of the Startup UVIS UV-Innovative Solutions in Cologne, western Germany, on April 22, 2020. Three blue-glowing UVC lamps line the inside of the rectangular metal case. (Photo | AFP)

German startup's escalator disinfecting fitment in demand across globe...

Europe's largest elevator and escalator makers Thyssenkrupp, Schindler, Otis and Kone were early customers but demand...

26 April 2020 1:46 PM IST