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Flushing public toilets can spread COVID-19, says study

The researchers work shows public restrooms can be dangerous places for potentially becoming infected with a virus, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic

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Chinese researchers have recently reported that flushing public restroom toilets or urinals can spew clouds of particles carrying viruses, including Covid-19. The study, published in the journal 'Physics of Fluids', found that Covid-19 particles from a flushing urinal can rise to two feet in the air in less than six seconds "potentially infecting the unsuspecting urinal user".

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