# anit-virus spray?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anit-virus-spray/851277>\
**Category:** The Quarantine Zone\
**Tags:** covid-quarantine\
**Created:** [April 7, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anit-virus-spray/851277 "2020-04-07T15:20:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![shinnen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@shinnen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shinnen)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anit-virus-spray/851277/1 "2020-04-07T15:20:44Z")

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Hi all,  
I hope you are all keeping well.  
I sometime see, on TV, people  
spaying places with something(?). I assume it’s to deactivate or ??? COVID19.  
Does anyone know what they’re spraying?  
Thanks,  
… john

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**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2020, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anit-virus-spray/851277/2 "2020-04-07T16:12:44Z")

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Scam.

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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anit-virus-spray/851277/3 "2020-04-07T16:20:32Z")

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You may be seeing people spraying disinfectants. There are many commercial disinfectant sprays that will destroy the virus.

[This CNN page list several of them.](https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/05/health/epa-disinfectants-coronavirus-trnd/index.html)  
Are you looking for a homemade disinfectant?

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**Author:** ![shinnen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@shinnen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shinnen)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anit-virus-spray/851277/4 "2020-04-09T22:44:37Z")

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> [@susan](#):
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> Scam.

SCAM???

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**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anit-virus-spray/851277/5 "2020-04-09T22:50:30Z")

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[Previous thread on the topic.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=891406)

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**Author:** ![shinnen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@shinnen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shinnen)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anit-virus-spray/851277/6 "2020-04-09T22:51:23Z")

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> [@TriPolar](#):
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> You may be seeing people spraying disinfectants. There are many commercial disinfectant sprays that will destroy the virus.
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> [This CNN page list several of them.](https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/05/health/epa-disinfectants-coronavirus-trnd/index.html)  
> Are you looking for a homemade disinfectant?

Hi Tripolar,

Yes, I assumed it was some sort of disinfectant.  
I would imagine it’s relatively harmless, and was just wondering what it might be.  
Just curious.  
Thanks for the liink.  
… john

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**Author:** ![shinnen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@shinnen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shinnen)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anit-virus-spray/851277/7 "2020-04-09T22:59:13Z")

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> [@TroutMan](#):
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> [Previous thread on the topic.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=891406)

Hi TroutMan,  
Thanks for the link. Mostly what I see is inside spraying, and it looks like some sort of fog.  
Just curious.  
… john