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Coronavirus easy to destroy

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https://www.consumerreports.org/cleaning/common-household-products-that-can-destroy-novel-coronavirus/

The good news is that coronaviruses are some of the easiest types of viruses to kill with the appropriate product, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. “It has an envelope around it that allows it to merge with other cells to infect them,” Thomas says. “If you disrupt that coating, the virus can’t do its job.”

Just the friction from scrubbing with soap (any kind of soap) and water can break the coronavirus’s protective envelope. “Scrub like you’ve got sticky stuff on the surface and you really need to get it off,” says Richard Sachleben, an organic chemist and a member of the American Chemical Society. Discard the towel or leave it in a bowl of soapy water for a while to destroy any virus particles that may have survived.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends a diluted bleach solution (⅓ cup bleach per 1 gallon of water or 4 teaspoons bleach per 1 quart of water) for virus disinfection.

According to the CDC, household (3 percent) hydrogen peroxide is effective in deactivating rhinovirus, the virus that causes the common cold, within 6 to 8 minutes of exposure. Rhinovirus is more difficult to destroy than coronaviruses, so hydrogen peroxide should be able to break down the coronavirus in less time. Pour it undiluted into a spray bottle and spray it on the surface to be cleaned, but let it sit on the surface for at least 1 minute.

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Looks like Carona Virus is not some super power virus.

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@eladar said
Looks like Carona Virus is not some super power virus.
HIV is obligate anaerobic, it cannot survive outside a host due to the presence of oxygen, as you may have noticed it's been the source of a certain amount of concern.

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@DeepThought

Yeah, people are still acting in sexually immoral ways.

Would be nice if Corona Virus was a sexually transmitted disease, it would be easier to avoid.

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The post that was quoted here has been removed
It is kind of difficult for HIV to be transmitted between two virgins.

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@Eladar
So you are a virgin?

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@sonhouse said
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So you are a virgin?
I am married with 2 kids. My point was that if you get aids it is generally due to yoir sexual behavior as well as your partner's.

If the Bible's ideal is followed, you chance of getting aids is greatly reduced.

In any case, looks like Coronavirus is not as super resistant as was previously believed.

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@Eladar

Tell that to the dead.

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I am.

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@Eladar
16,000 here and counting.
You still think it's just another flu and when summer comes it will all be over?
One problem with that theory, it's already summer in the southern hemisphere and there is no slowdown.
So don't count your chickens just yet.

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@sonhouse said
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16,000 here and counting.
You still think it's just another flu and when summer comes it will all be over?
One problem with that theory, it's already summer in the southern hemisphere and there is no slowdown.
So don't count your chickens just yet.
You do know how it works, do you not?

Are we in winter or spring?

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