Engineering Students in Khon Kaen, northeastern Thailand, have built an Ultra Violent "sanitiser" tunnel to protect themselves from coronavirus, amid misleading claims that UV light kills COVID-19. <br /><br />According to local reports, they developed the machine to put at the entrances of supermarkets and other public spaces.<br /><br />Footage from Friday (March 20) shows the DIY tunnel, which is made up of a metal structure covered with sheets used in greenhouses and has three UV bulbs inside.<br /><br />The principal Samroeng Suksaway claimed that the initial test showed positive results for killing a virus and said they had already received two domestic orders for the machine.<br /><br />A report was published on March 2 by Komchadluek, a Thai newspaper, titled “7 evil things that virus COVID-19 is afraid of," has been shared tens of thousands of times.<br /><br />The article misleadingly advises that Ultra Violent, chlorine and high temperatures can kill COVID-19.<br /><br />The World Health Organization (WHO) also stated here that UV should not be used as a disinfectant for the coronavirus. “UV lamps should not be used to sterilize hands or other areas of skin as UV radiation can cause skin irritation,” the agency said.<br /><br />There has been no confirmed vaccine that cures the disease.
