Defence Secretary Ben Wallace confirmed the use of the chemical in a letter to the chair of the defence select committee Tobias Ellwood. Citriodiol is known to kill types of coronaviruses and the defence secretary described it as one of the enhanced Force Health Protection Measures. Sign up for the Mirror Politics newsletter From the coronavirus to Brexit, this is an era of great change and uncertainty. Our daily politics newsletter is there at 8.30am to guide you through these turbulent times. Don't miss a thing - sign up for the Mirror Politics newsletter by visiting www.mirror.co.uk/email.

Source: Daily Mirror May 12, 2020 18:26 UTC