Lysol, Clorox and other household disinfectants widely tout their ability to kill 99.9% of bacteria and viruses. Included in that 99.9% is the human coronavirus. It’s listed as a disease the product can disinfect from surfaces among others.
That brings on the question: Will it work on the coronavirus that’s spreading around the world?
The answer is complicated.
The US EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has some guidance: The disinfectants, at this time, are thought to be effective at killing the novel coronavirus. But as tests have yet to confirm this, its ability to kill the novel coronavirus has not been scientifically proven.
While the risk of getting novel coronavirus in the US remains low, the US CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) expected to see “community spread” of the virus in America.