Another reason norovirus is so powerful is it can stay on your countertops for up to two weeks and many common disinfectants and cleaners just don't work against it.
Mayo Clinic says if you follow the directions, most of the disinfectant cleaners you have at home can kill COVID-19 at least on the surfaces you clean.
Known as hanasake, it is said to have started life as a disinfectant for medical use on ships, and later came to play a role in rituals such as funerals.
Because we humans are big and clever enough to produce and utilize antibiotics and disinfectants, it is easy to convince ourselves that we have banished bacteria to the fringes of existence.
Most people believe that pool disinfectants kill germs instantly, but it takes a few minutes to kill them and some, like Cryptosporidium, can survive for days.