Sunlight does kill the coronavirus. But not in the way Trump suggested

‘Half the virus may be killed in as little as two minutes if it’s on a surface exposed to sunlight and high humidity at room temperature. That's according to lab studies conducted the Department of Homeland Security and detailed at a White House coronavirus briefing last week. Under drier, shady conditions, the virus’s half-life is far greater — around 18 hours.’

Read here (Washington Post, April 27, 2020)