How soap kills the coronavirus

Plain old soap and water absolutely annihilate coronavirus.

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You've been told a thousand times: wash your hands to stop the spread of COVID-19. But why does this work so well? It has to do with the way the soap molecules are able to absolutely demolish viruses, like the coronavirus.

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