COVID-19: Hand sanitizers inactivate novel coronavirus, study finds
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Stephanie Pfänder
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Summary
The results of the new tests have been published as a preprint in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases.In the absence of a vaccine or effective antiviral drugs, hand hygiene is a mainstay of efforts to prevent the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19.People who have the infection may show few, if any, symptoms, but still be able to transmit the virus. However, there has been a lack of hard evidence that they are effective against SARS-CoV-2.Guidelines to date have stemmed from research showing that the sanitizers inactivate other coronaviruses.The WHO recommend two alcohol-based sanitizer formulations to prevent the spread of pathogens in general.
As said here by https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/covid-19-hand-sanitizers-inactivate-novel-coronavirus-study-finds