On August 4, 2020, the General Office of the National Health Commission released the final notice regarding the enhanced regulation of disinfection products during the Covid-19 control, which was consulted early on June 19. Apart from the aims of resuming normal record-filing management of non-new disinfectants and intensifying the quality management and ex-post surveillance of disinfection products already been placed on the market mentioned in the consultation draft, the emergently placed disinfectants will have a longer transitional period to complete the normal record-filing procedures until December 31, 2020. In February this year, NHC announced the interim measures for the emergency use of 4 disinfectants: Alcohols, chlorines, chlorine dioxide, and peroxyacetic acid disinfectants that satisfy simple technical requirements can be placed on the market instead of completing the full record-filing formality with the provincial health authorities, the compulsory requirements for the market entry of all non-new disinfectants in China. NHC pointed…