COVID-19

What type of virus is COVID-19?

Viruses can be generally categorized into three groups by virus structure.  This affects the effectiveness of disinfectants in killing the viruses.

• Enveloped viruses are easiest to kill.  (An example is Influenza A Virus.)
• Large, non-enveloped viruses are more difficult to kill.  (An example is Rotavirus.)
• Small, non-enveloped viruses are hardest to kill.  (Examples are Rhinovirus and Norovirus.)

Coronaviruses are enveloped viruses, meaning they are one of the easiest types of viruses to kill with the appropriate disinfectant product.