Coronavirus KILLED by product in insect repellent - UK armed forces make MAJOR discovery
CORONAVIRUS has been killed by a product used in insect repellent a groundbreaking study from the UK's armed forces has claimed.
Officials from the DSTL are now sharing their findings in order to help further research.
Citriodiol was already known to kill off other types of coronavirus but results published today, now point to the product as being effective against COVID-19, Sky News has reported.
The mosquito spray is used in conjunction with face masks and other hygiene procedures for added protection in the army.
On its own, it is not thought to be sufficient against the virus although the company which produces Citriodiol has previously called for formal testing to begin.
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Jacqueline Watson, managing director of Citrefine International Ltd, said: "What we can say is that we do feel there is a very good chance it could work against this virus but it does of course need to be thoroughly tested."
Citriodiol is found in insect repellents such as Mosi Guard.
The UK armed forced decided to press ahead with issuing the repellent due to the large number in stock.
Indeed, due to the spray not having any negative side effects, the Army used the spray without hearing back from the results.
CORONAVIRUS has been killed by a product used in insect repellent a groundbreaking study from the UK's armed forces has claimed.
Officials from the DSTL are now sharing their findings in order to help further research.
Citriodiol was already known to kill off other types of coronavirus but results published today, now point to the product as being effective against COVID-19, Sky News has reported.
The mosquito spray is used in conjunction with face masks and other hygiene procedures for added protection in the army.
On its own, it is not thought to be sufficient against the virus although the company which produces Citriodiol has previously called for formal testing to begin.
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Jacqueline Watson, managing director of Citrefine International Ltd, said: "What we can say is that we do feel there is a very good chance it could work against this virus but it does of course need to be thoroughly tested."
Citriodiol is found in insect repellents such as Mosi Guard.
The UK armed forced decided to press ahead with issuing the repellent due to the large number in stock.
Indeed, due to the spray not having any negative side effects, the Army used the spray without hearing back from the results.
