Table 2.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a list of recommended biocides that can be used to combat SARS-CoV-2(Subpiramaniyam 2020)

Disinfectants	Concentration	Effectiveness
Hydrogen peroxide	≥0.5% (5000 mg/L)	Highly effective
Sodium hypochlorite	0.1% (1000 mg/L) for general environmental disinfection and 0.5% (10,000 mg/L) for	Highly effective
Ethanol	62–71%	Highly effective
Phenolic compounds	According to the manufacturer’s recommendations	Highly effective
Ammonium compounds	According to the manufacturer’s recommendations	Highly effective
Benzalkonium chloride	0.05–0.2%	Less effective
Chlorhexidine digluconate	0.02%	Less effective