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The fact that viruses change genetically over time is well known. Variants of concern are those that give the virus an advantage, for example by allowing it to replicate faster, become more infectious or enable it to evade the immune response.
Heat, soap, alcohol treatment effective against Covid variants By IANS | 0 Views KATHMANDU, Oct. 15, 2018 (Xinhua) -- Nepalese kids learn to wash their hands during an event to mark Global Handwashing Day at Bansighat, a slum area in Kathmandu, Nepal, Oct. 15, 2018. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma/IANS). Image Source: IANS News London, May 19 : Covid-19 variants have a similar surface stability as the wild type virus under laboratory conditions, but can be effectively eliminated by disinfection and thorough hand washing, heat or alcohol treatment, German researchers have found. The team, le...