1. Pandemic of Covid-19
The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared Covid-19 a pandemic on 11.03.2020.
It is expected that the infections will increase in the next days and weeks.
2. Occurrence and transmission
Current studies show that infectious virus can be isolated from the throat and lungs.
No infectious viruses are detected in stool, urine and blood.
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.05.20030502v1
This confirms the assumption that the main transmission pathway is droplet infection.
Further transmissions can also occur via contaminated objects (smear infection).
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
3. Efficacy of disinfectants against corona virus
Disinfectants with the efficacy -against enveloped viruses, limited spectrum virucidal or virucidal are effective against corona viruses.
The following Dr. Weigert products can thus be used preventively:
Hand disinfection and decontamination:
triformin safeDIS
weigoman pure
triformin D
triformin decon
Surface disinfection:
neoform K plus
neoform K sprint
neoform Classic
neoform MED AF
neoform MED FF
neoform Rapid
neoform Active
Instrument disinfection:
neodisher Septo Plus
neodisher Septo PreClean
neodisher Septo PreDis ZP
neodisher endo MED
neodisher Septo Active
neodisher endo DIS active
neodisher Septo Fin
neodisher Dekonta AF
neodisher Septo DN
neodisher endo SEPT GA
neodisher endo SEPT PAC
neodisher SeptoClean
neodisher Septo PAC
neodisher Septo GDA
When using the products, at least the application conditions for activity against enveloped viruses have to be selected!
Up-to-date information can be found under the following links of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC):
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/novel-coronavirus-china
It is generally recommended that the general rules of hygiene are observed, including hand hygiene, proper coughing and sneezing.