People spending a penny in public toilets should always wear a face mask to reduce the risk of being infected by Covid-19, warns a new study.
Chinese scientists found that flushing public urinals can release clouds of virus-laden aerosols within five seconds, while normal toilets can infect within 35 seconds of being flushed.
The researchers from Yangzhou University in China simulated and tracked virus-laden particle movements when urinals are flushed.
Their findings, published in the journal Physics of Fluids, clearly show public toilets can be "dangerous" places for potentially becoming infected from a virus, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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