Study confirms effectiveness of WHO-recommended disinfectants against Covid 19
WHO has recommended two alcohol based sanitizers for hands.
An international research team headed by Professor Stephanie Pfänder from the Department of Molecular and Medical Virology at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB)determined the virucidal activity of World Health Organization–recommended hand rub formulations, at full strength and multiple dilutions, and of the active ingredients.
The results confirmed their efficacy and according to them when used correctly, both alcohol-based hand disinfectants recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) are effective against the novel coronavirus Sars-Cov-2.
The journal Emerging Infectious Diseases published the relevant article in its online edition on 13 April 2020.
30 seconds for disinfectiona
The researchers exposed Sars-Cov-2 viruses for 30 seconds to the WHO-recommended disinfectant formulations.
"This time frame was chosen based on recommendations for hand disinfectants," says Stephanie Pfänder.
Subsequently, the team tested the viruses in cell culture assays and analysed how many viruses remained infectious.
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