Covid-19: What soap does to viruses and bacteria


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Germs tend to stick to the oils on our hands, but washing with soap helps to remove them. — TNS

Health experts at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continue to drive home the message that excellent hand-washing is the most effective way to prevent infectious illnesses such as Covid-19.

Dr Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and director of Mayo Clinic’s Vaccine Research Group in the United States, explains what soap does to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19, and other viruses and bacteria:

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