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Does heat kill the new coronavirus?

The World Health Organization has warned that neither taking a hot bath nor exposing yourself to sunshine or temperatures higher than 25°C will prevent Covid-19. Using a hand dryer also doesn’t kill the virus.

 

More: Hot baths, hot hand dryers and other heat will NOT kill coronavirus

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