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Global Statistics

All countries
695,781,740
Confirmed
Updated on September 26, 2023 9:06 pm
All countries
627,110,498
Recovered
Updated on September 26, 2023 9:06 pm
All countries
6,919,573
Deaths
Updated on September 26, 2023 9:06 pm
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Could flushing a public toilet really spread COVID-19?

Few people have the bladder fortitude to last through drinks, dinner, or long road trips without having to use the restroom. But as more restaurants, bars, and other public spaces start to re-open this summer, questions have been swirling around whether using a public toilet could become a more serious health risk in the era…

Flushing the toilet can spray coronavirus particles in the air: study

It may be the crappiest way to catch the coronavirus. Researchers at Yangzhou University in China have used a computer simulation to show how flushing a toilet can spew a plume of virus-laden aerosol droplets as high as three feet — lingering in the air for up to a minute and possibly infecting others, according…

Flushing toilets could spread coronavirus: report

There’s no good way to be infected by coronavirus, but this may be the worst. Particles sent into the air by excrement being flushed down a toilet could spread the virus fueling the pandemic, according to researchers at China’s Yangzhou University, who published their findings in the Journal of Fluids. “University found that fecal samples…

Flushing the toilet may fling coronavirus aerosols all over

Knvul Sheikh, The New York Times Company June 16, 2020 | 7:10 PM Here’s one more behavior to be hyper-aware of in order to prevent coronavirus transmission: what you do after you use the toilet. Scientists have found that in addition to clearing out whatever business you’ve left behind, flushing a toilet can generate a…

Flushing toilets can launch coronavirus droplets, study says, but there’s an easy fix

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