decontaminate

Example Sentences

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During the coronavirus pandemic, Putin had a special “disinfection tunnel” installed at his residence to decontaminate visitors with aerosol cleaning agents and ultraviolet light.

From Washington Post

More than 200 soldiers have helped drive and decontaminate ambulances, including 90 which were enlisted on Christmas Eve at the height of the pandemic's second wave.

From BBC

Advice to firefighters will be to "decontaminate before you drive" and to shower and change at work within an hour of attending a fire, the union added.

From BBC

There’s even a company based in Fort Myers, Fla., that says it will “remediate and decontaminate” an encampment area.

From Washington Post

Scott Seifert, chief of the Spring Fire Department, said that the authorities had decontaminated more than 60 people by having them massage their eyes and wash off under the hose of a ladder truck.

From New York Times