Intervention® efficacy against SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19 disease
In cases of emerging viral pathogens like SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, when there is no test that can be conducted to validate the efficacy of a disinfectant, the EPA utilizes Emerging Viral Pathogen Guidance to determine the expected efficacy of a disinfectant against an emerging virus. This guidance used previously during the 2003 SARS epidemic, mandates that for disinfectant products to be approved, they must be an EPA registered Hospital or Broad-Spectrum disinfectant and have proven efficacy against two small, non-enveloped viruses, such as Poliovirus and Parvovirus.