Author: Eric Litke, USA TODAY

FDA-approved fabric used since 2017 as wound dressing can use electricity to neutralize coronaviruses after a minute of contact, early research shows.

In trying to avoid coronavirus, people who wear gloves too long or dispose of them improperly end up increasing germ spread and their own exposure.

Experts say it’s too soon to say for sure, but it’s unlikely a vaccine will fully eradicate the virus.