Flushing the toilet with the lid up creates a cloud of spray that may spread infection, study finds.
Flushing the toilet with the lid up creates a cloud of spray that can be breathed in and may spread infection, such as coronavirus, say researchers.
Droplets can travel up to 3ft - or 91cm - from ground level, according to the computer model used by the scientists from Yangzhou University.Coronavirus is spread through airborne droplets from coughs and sneezes, or objects that are contaminated with them. Scientists around the world are testing sewage and wastewater to determine how some people might have become infected with coronavirus.Tracking the global outbreak
Dr Bryan Bzdek, from the Bristol Aerosol Research Centre at the University of Bristol, said although there was no clear evidence that coronavirus might spread in this way, it made sense to take precautions.
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