Washing hands is to wash away the virus, not to kill it - although the soap should dissolve the outer membrane and render it inert. In theory the same rule should apply to clothes but laundry soap is not used in the same concentrations as hand soap. The mechanics of your washer will be different from the mechanics of washing your hands, too, leaving your clothes soaking much of the time rather than a scrub and hard rinse.
Wear a lot of durable fabrics and add bleach to every wash.
Or, perhaps the disposable paper clothing industry may make a comeback.
So if I put soap in the washer and let is set for an hour shouldnt it render the virus inert?
I have been washing my clothes and thought that was good enough.
So when I put them in the dryer, in theory, I could get the virus?
American Chemistry Council’s Center for Biocide Chemistries list of 300 cleaning products that may disinfect area surfaces:
https://www.americanchemistry.com/Novel-Coronavirus-Fighting-Products-List.pdf?mod=article_inline
Or hanging your laundry outside.