Washing-up liquid likely effective in disinfecting for coronavirus

Washing-up liquid and other household cleaning products are likely to be effective in disinfecting for the novel coronavirus, Japan's industry ministry said Wednesday.Such items could be used as alternatives to alcohol-based disinfectants, stocks of which continue to be scarce as demand has soared, according to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.An expert panel set up by the ministry and the National Institute of Technology and Evaluation named three types of compounds that are thought to work against the coronavirus.They are surfactants, widely used as active agents in cleaners an…READ FULL ARTICLE