A product found in insect repellent can kill the strain of coronavirus that causes COVID-19, research by Britain's defence laboratory has shown
"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," she said at the time.
The mosquito spray is not a sufficient protection on its own and is used by the military as an added layer along with face masks, hand washing and other techniques to prevent the spread of coronavirus.Citriodiol is made from oil from the leaves and twigs of the eucalyptus citriodora tree.It is understood that only insect repellent containing Citriodiol and not containing Deet is regarded as having the potential of any kind of utility against the novel coronavirus.
The armed forces already had stocks of the repellent and figured it was worth trying even without the results of this research because it has no adverse effect.
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