The proposal has now been submitted as a motion to Filipstad City Council, which P4 Värmland was the first to report on.
The idea is that the UV lamps will disinfect the municipality's nursing homes, schools and Folkets Hus, to name a few premises.
Since the light is dangerous to humans, it would be suggested that they be lit at night.
- Then you get the premises more or less pasteurized, says Ulf Söhrman.
He draws parallels to when he himself worked at a bakery, where they used UV lamps against mold.
- Then we could extend the durability, it works on all these microbes.
Limited research
UV light can be used in some contexts to disinfect surfaces and it has been shown to destroy the outer protein membrane of the "old" coronavirus, SARS.
But according to the infection control doctor, Ingemar Hallén, research on UV light against the new coronavirus is limited.
"Another important factor is that UVC light must reach the virus directly, which means that it has no effect on viruses that are present in the airways, for example, and also that dirt and dust can reduce the effect on surfaces," writes Ingemar Hallén in an email .
Clean properly
Ulf Söhrman thinks that the measure could cost about a thousand kronor per lamp.
He thinks the investment should be seen as a long-term complement to future vaccines and current measures.
- We do not have any measures that bite on this virus yet.
Keeping distance contributes to some extent, but if you want to clean the premises, you need to do it properly.