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We use Laura lynn with oin for respite etc. They come out to visit sometimes and do music therapy. Lots of bells,chimes,drums etc and sing silly songs.
Obviously they arent coming out to visit people now,but they got in touch yesterday and tried to do it over zoom/WhatsApp. Didnt work great to be honest due to internet issues and no one knowing what to do. But it was a break in the day so to speak and we will try again next week.

Fair play to them for trying.
 
If something kills 99.9% of bacteria will it also kill viruses? My Dettol wipes mention killing both but I haven't stockpiled enough. I live with three old fogeys, I gotta be careful.
 
If something kills 99.9% of bacteria will it also kill viruses? My Dettol wipes mention killing both but I haven't stockpiled enough. I live with three old fogeys, I gotta be careful.

No it won't viruses are not bacteria over 60% or70% alcohol works or just soap
 
If something kills 99.9% of bacteria will it also kill viruses? My Dettol wipes mention killing both but I haven't stockpiled enough. I live with three old fogeys, I gotta be careful.

A virus is a protein box, containing DNA or RNA, which sometimes comes wrapped in a bubble of oil.

If a substance / process denatures proteins or in this case can screw up a lipid (fat) membrane it's going to knock out the virus. (Denature just means untangle and break.)

So what you're going to want to look for is anything that can mess with fat, or mess with proteins.

In the lab we used to use bleach, since that denatures and clobbers everything, but bleach is pretty harsh on skin. Having said that, if you want to clean something a wipe with a mild bleach solution will do the job. I don't know how Detol works, but I'm going to guess it's some class of a protein denature-er. Heat would be another thing that denatures protein, meaning a quick trip into boiling water should screw them up too.

In addition to the above, this guy is one of the boys that's wrapped in a molecule thick layer of oil, meaning anything that can break oil will take him out. That means that a mild detergent solution is going to kill him, a soap solution will, alcohol will dissolve the membrane, and so on.

So, if you run low on any one thing you can substitute. At one point at least medical places were just making up a bleach solution to dunk thing and wipe down surfaces. Dig out your clothes detergent from under the sink, dilute that right down, and that will work, or just dish soap. Dettol will most likely work, but so will loads of other really common things
 

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