In clinical trials, alcohol-based hand rubs containing emollients caused significantly less skin irritation and dryness than antimicrobial soaps or detergents.
Kwa upande mwingine, virusi vya HCoV-229E vilihusiana kigenetiki na virusi vingine vya bat CoV, vinavyoitwa Hipposideros/GhanaKwam/19/2008, vilivyogunduliwa nchini Ghana, huku wanyama wadogo wa jamii ya ngamia pia wakishukiwa kuwa wabebaji wake wa kati.