4月7日星报报道，鉴于N95口罩是新冠肺炎疫情防控前线人员最重要的防护装备，加拿大威灵顿一名电梯修理工设计了一款N95口罩专用的紫外线消毒设备，可确保N95口罩安全重复使用。该工人与当地合作机构安装了两台紫外线消毒设备样机，送去当地一家医疗结构和一所小型医院进行使用。他说设计这款消毒设备是受到了纽约时报报道的内布拉斯加医学中心大学研究人员用紫外线消毒口罩的启发。有关医疗机构还未能证实这款设备是否有效。
ELEVATOR TECHNICIAN DESIGNS UV-LIGHT N95 MASK TREATMENT
A Wellington, Canada, elevator technician has designed an ultraviolet (UV)-light treatment box to allow N95 masks — considered essential personal protective equipment for frontline coronavirus workers — safe to reuse, The Star reported on April 7. The technician, Farkas Baranyai, worked with local partners to assemble two model machines, which he sent to a local healthcare facility and a small hospital. Baranyai said he was inspired by a story in the The New York Times about University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers using UV light to sterilize the masks. Health authorities have yet to approve the UV sterilization system.
