harry wrote:

On Saturday, 18 April 2020 09:28:11 UTC+1, Kelly wrote:
I've been hoping I could find a relatively easy way to sterilise,
clean and reuse my coronavirus protection face masks, without the need
of powerful disinfectants and alcohol (which are of course also in
short supply). Then I came across this method online where a guy
reckons it's possible to do all this with just soap, hot water and a
toothbrush (it's almost as easy as washing your hands).

The guy plausibly (I thought) explains his method in a video:

https://diyjoy.com/how-to-sterilize-a-face-mask/

Could I please ask the 'experts' here in this newsgroup if they think
this is a good idea... or not?

Bleach.

Well, bleach will certainly kill any virus contamination (and it's
widely available) but once again the killjoys are out in force. This
time saying, " ...don't use bleach, alcohol or household cleaners to
disinfect masks as ingesting or inhaling these chemicals can be
harmful."

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/h...or/2940960001/