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Black light experiment shows how easily coronavirus spreads

panarmenian.net05/18th/2020, 7:12

Black light experiment shows how easily coronavirus spreads

May 18, 2020 - 11:07 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - A basic experiment is showing how the coronavirus can easily spread from one person to a group of people eating at a buffet in a matter of minutes, Today.com reveals.

The Japanese news organization NHK filmed the experiment in conjunction with public health officials, using fluorescent paint and a black light to demonstrate how the virus can quickly migrate from one person to nine people in moments at a buffet.

In a video that has been viewed more than 13 million times on Twitter, a man applies fluorescent paint to his hands at the beginning to signify the virus as if he had coughed or sneezed into his hands.

He is joined by nine other "uninfected" people who all serve themselves at the buffet and spend 30 minutes eating.

A black light then reveals the p...

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