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How effective is salt water against the covid-19 virus?
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COVID-19: Gargling with salt water does not kill the virus. Regarding how salt water from the ocean impacts the virus - it isn't really known at this time. See; https://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/covid-19-and-beach-water-quality-updates-from-the-research-community
Answered 4/30/2020
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