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Collected Item: “U of T lab results finds coating on mask 'deactivates' 99% of SARS-CoV-2 virus”

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U of T lab results finds coating on mask 'deactivates' 99% of SARS-CoV-2 virus

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news arcticle

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"A University of Toronto professor says lab tests show that the antimicrobial coating developed by a Canadian surgical mask manufacturing company can “deactivate” more than 99% of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, within a half-hour period."

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health care, mask, science, technology, innovation, trial

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https://www.healthing.ca/news/u-of-t-lab-results-finds-coating-on-mask-deactivates-99-of-sars-cov-2-virus?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1594994396

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Jenny Yuen, Toronto Star

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2020-07-17
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