yes, I understood it to mean that. But I'd heard that washing your hands with soap and water is not going to kill the virus if it were on your skin. The reporter had been speaking with a nurse who'd said that disinfection was difficult because the virus was not easily killed.
The world is now going fearful over the spread of the deadly Ebola virus among four west African nations, plus two Americans and now one Spanish priest. But while this year's outbreak is its worst, experts highlighted passing on the virus from one person to another is highly preventable through the time and tested soap and water solution.