Product found in insect repellent offers some protection against COVID-19: Sky News

[August 26, 2020]  LONDON (Reuters) - British military scientists have discovered that a product found in insect repellent can kill the strain of coronavirus that causes COVID-19, Sky News reported on Wednesday.

The product, Citriodiol, could offer a new layer of protection against COVID-19 according to scientists at the UK's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Sky said.

(Reporting by Kate Holton, writing by Sarah Young; editing by Stephen Addison)

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