The Daily Record - NEWS - HANDWASH KILLS BIRD FLU BUG IN 30 SECONDS

The Daily Record - NEWS - HANDWASH KILLS BIRD FLU BUG IN 30 SECONDS:

"AN ORDINARY handwash costing just �2.99 can kill the bird flu virus in 30 seconds, tests have found.

No-Germs, a simple hand spray, has been on sale over the counter for two years. But when the H5N1 avian flu outbreak gathered pace among birds, No-Germs owners decided to test it against the virus.

The results, revealed yesterday, were remarkable - the handwash was more tha 99.8 per cent efficient in killing H5N1. The discovery has been heralded as a 'major breakthrough' - particularly if the virus ever mutates into a human form."

This is good to know. It is my guess then that most bleach based house cleaners will kill the virus then.