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Originally Posted by gadaboutgal

The virus is not "alive" and so it is not killed, it can be deactivated with alcohol or by washing with soap and clean water.
The virus is covered with a fatty envelope that allows it to attach to surfaces. The“Soap molecules can pry themselves into the fatty layer of this particular virus and break it up, thus inactivating the virus.” for more specifics, see:Coronavirus: Why soap works better than hand sanitizer - UCHealth Today

That is one very informative link!