AN ORDINARY handwash costing just £2.99 can kill the bird flu virus in 30 seconds, tests have found.
No-Germs, a simple hand spray, has been on sale over the counter for two years. But when the H5N1 avian flu outbreak gathered pace among birds, No-Germs owners decided to test it against the virus.
The results, revealed yesterday, were remarkable - the handwash was more tha 99.8 per cent efficient in killing H5N1. The discovery has been heralded as a "major breakthrough" - particularly if the virus ever mutates into a human form.
Sean Campbell, managing director of the British company behind the product, said: "We are very excited.
"We tested the product against H5N1 on the off-chance. We were confident it would work as it kills most viruses, including hospital superbug MRSA.
"The tests are incredibly thorough and took a few months
We put the virus into kidney cells, then the product. The test was whether the product protected the kidney cells from the virus, which it did.
Spread
"Eighty per cent of all common illnesses are spread by hand to mouth, nose and eye contact. Killing the H5N1 virus before it has a chance to enter the body is the key.
"On average, people touch their faces every five minutes and that is how germs spread.
"We can say with total confidence No-Germs will protect against H5N1. We will now work hard to get the product included in any H5N1 emergency pack."
No-Germs is already widely available in the UK.
Stores including Tesco, Boots, WH Smith, Londis, Moto and Superdrug have stocked it.
The product was developed two years ago in an effort to tackle MRSA.
No-Germs was tested against a strain of H5N1 at a lab at Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry in the University of London.
H5N1 has killed more than 100 people worldwide - but almost all were in direct contact with diseased birds.
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bird flu is a hoax,
u will get the disease once u r injected with the immunisation
peace.