Sing out to the enveloped viruses, which are sensitive to soap Sing out to the enveloped viruses, which are sensitive to soap Laura Phelan / Thursday, March 19, 2020 0 5839 Coronaviruses, like the current one ravaging the world, SARS-Cov-2, are expelled from cells in a package that is wrapped in a lipid membrane envelope. This greasy encapsulation means that this virus can be deactivated using a simple household chemical that we all have: soap. Tags: CoronavirusCOVID-19hand washingwash your hands Read more