The coronavirus continues to cause new fatalities every day in China. To help fight the epidemic, specialty chemicals company LANXESS has donated one ton of its Rely+On Virkon disinfectant to hospitals in Wuhan and two surrounding cities, according to a company press release. The high level powder disinfectant is diluted with water and in this quantity is sufficient for 100,000 liters of disinfectant solution. The donation was sent from the production plant in Sudbury, England, in the first week of February and arrived at the hospitals yesterday, February 16.
“LANXESS feels deeply connected to the people in China, not least because of our 1,200 employees and eight production sites in the country,” said Michael Schäfer, Head of LANXESS’s Material Protection Products business unit, in the press release. “With our disinfectant Rely+On Virkon we can effectively help to contain the epidemic.”
Independent tests have proven that Rely+On Virkon inactivates a closely related surrogate of the currently spreading coronavirus strain, according to the press release. The company states that from these tests it can be concluded that Rely+On Virkon is also effective against COVID-19.
Rely+On Virkon is diluted for application and sprayed on hard surfaces and equipment. It can therefore help to reduce the risk of contamination of surfaces, door handles, tables or chairs during disinfection measures in hospitals, but also at public transport terminals, airports, shopping malls, etc.
