Coronavirus: Chinese scientists try using radiation to kill coronavirus on food packaging

Chinese scientists have begun laboratory tests to see if radiation can be used to kill the coronavirus in the cold food chain, according to an official announcement released on Saturday.The research is being led by state-owned China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) with help from its subsidiary, China Isotope and Radiation Corporation, which designed the irradiation equipment, and the Institute of Microbiology, which is reviewing the findings.“The main goal of this project is to carry out…

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