What's likely to destroy coronavirus/ COVID-19 and kill the virus?

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"Not convinced Biz kills everything..."

I wasn't aware some (presumably the makers of Biz) had made that claim. I'm not sure I'd believe that claim either without some evidence.

I'll have to check out Virox. Thanks for the info.

In the meantime I'm still washing everything in hot and drying on high heat.

Jim
 
To clarify, I haven't seen claims by Biz or other oxygenated bleaches that they kill viruses or bacteria. Biz has Sodium percarbonate (oxygen bleach releasing agent) and enzymes and other ingredients targeted at cleaning and whitening. That's why I'm not convinced they kill everything. For coronavirus, most detergents and the friction of washing are enough to destroy the virus.

The current understanding is that most transmission occurs from droplets and that hand washing and physical distancing is the most effective way to avoid getting sick. It's more likely coronavirus will survive on surfaces. Soap/ fatty acids, detergents, and mechanical action/ friction can break coronavirus's protective envelope, so hand washing, laundering, and dishwashing are likely to destroy the virus. Dishwashers use of hot water and dryers heat also help.

For cleaning surfaces, 70 percent Isopropyl alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, and plain/ regular unexpired bleach, and unexpired 3 percent hydrogen peroxide are effective. Ethanol is likely effective, too, but damages surfaces. Distilled white vinegar isn't effective against the virus.

There's a combination of science and mechanical technology being used to fight the virus. Mechanical action combined with soaps, detergents, and surface disinfectants to destroy the virus. We have soaps from mostly natural ingredients or acids from animal fats, synthetic human-made detergents, and chemical disinfectants.

I understand healthcare workers and others taking additional precautions. Healthcare facilities should be providing clothing and laundering services.
 
We have a few labs including Arcturus Therapeutics and Inovio Pharmaceutical working on vaccines. Some are sharing information to speed up development something that rarely happens in biotech. An anti-viral drug may be available before a vaccine is. The best analogy I've heard is isolation, hand washing, etc are speed bumps we're putting up to slow the spread until we have a anti-viral or vaccine.
 
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