Hand sanitizer are anti-bacterial. How does it help with a virus?

Posted by jibbyja @jibbyja, Mar 24, 2020

Hand sanitizers are anti bacterial. How is this helping with a virus? Not a criticism, a true question.

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Merry, Alumni Mentor | @merpreb | Mar 24, 2020

@jibbyja- This is an excellent question. Alcohol attacks and destroys the envelope protein that surrounds some viruses, including coronaviruses. This protein is vital for a virus’s survival and multiplication. But a hand sanitizer needs to be at least 60% alcohol in order to kill most viruses.
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2020/03/24/not-all-hand-sanitisers-can-act-against-covid-19

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