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SARS-CoV-2 can be neutralized by UV-A and UV-B Preliminary Research Only

Friday, June 4, 2021
The data provided in the pre-print paper also confirm that UV-C is more effective in viral inactivation compared to UV-A and UV-B light, which can be useful for fast inactivation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Nevertheless, UV-A and UV-B are also able to reduce viral infections, but at higher doses than UV-C. continue reading

Sunlight Institute Responses to Sun Articles 225

Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Sunlight Institute Responses to Sun Articles 225   https://capitalcurrent.ca/coping-with-covid-journaling-could-be-useful-self-help-tool-this-winter-experts-say/ Journaling will indubitably help to get through the Covid-19 crisis. An even better activity would be visiting a sunbed at least twice weekly. Vitamin D levels dramatically diminish during the winter, and sunbeds can reverse that trend, and they have many additional positive attributes.… continue reading

SK RE-OPENING ROADMAP: GOVERNMENT SETS VACCINATION THRESHOLD FOR REMOVAL OF GATHERING SIZE LIMITS, MASK ORDER

Tuesday, June 1, 2021
The threshold for the removal of those public health orders will occur three weeks after 70 per cent of people age 12 and above have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, with at least three weeks having passed since the beginning of Step Two.  This means that all restrictions could be lifted as early as July 11, if that threshold is reached by June 20. continue reading

Ontario Maintains COVID-19 Restrictions as Stay-at-Home Order is Set to Expire

Tuesday, June 1, 2021
As was previously announced, Ontario’s Stay-at-Home order will expire on June 2, 2021. When it does, all other public health and workplace measures will remain in place provincewide until Ontario enters Step One of the Roadmap to Reopen, at which point some restrictions will ease with an initial focus on outdoor settings. continue reading

Uvalux Customer Appreciation Day Tuesday June 22nd, 2021

Tuesday, June 1, 2021
You're Invited to Uvalux Customer Appreciation Day, Tuesday June 22nd, 2021 continue reading

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