Should you buy a phone case that kills bugs?

. . . that’s just one of the new ‘self-cleaning’ products which claim to help fight off viruses

A SLEW of antibacterial, antiviral and other ‘selfcleaning’ products have come on to the market recently. But are they the answer to cleaner living, or just capitalising on greater consumer concerns about hygiene post-Covid?

LIBBY GALVIN asked Dr Tina Joshi, a lecturer in molecular microbiology, to assess a selection of products which claim to self-clean. We then rated them.