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Even in the healthiest and cleanest weather, apublic toilets is probably last time on the list of places you want to lay off. Of course, they are one of the few ways to wash your hands by going, but the public bathrooms are alsofull of potential contamination possibilities in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. And according to a new study published in the newspaperFluid physicsToday, a public toilet installation in particular could bespreading around an "alarming" quantity of Covid Whenever they are used in public:urinals.

A group of researchers from the University of Yangzhou in China used a computer model to determine the fluid dynamics and the movement of the urinal particles. They found that the act ofrinse a urine Can release aerosol pancakes carrying potentially contaminated coronavirus particles in the air that can be inhaled by anyone nearby.

Modeling has shown that the rinsing of a urinal "manifests a type of external propagation, with more than 57% of the particles moving from the urinal"Xiangdong Liu, a researcher who worked on the study said in a statement.

The study also found that the toilet unlike toilets,Urinals can create an "alarming flow up" Particles when they are blushed, with models showing that the virus can potentially browse the same distance of more than six times faster than possible to washbath. The particles propagated by a urinal color reach the thighs of a man in 5.5 seconds, against 35 seconds after a toilet hunt.

Urinars "show a more violent climbing trend," said Liu. "Climbing speed is much faster than rinsing toilets."

In a March study published in the magazineEmerging microbes and microbes, researchersCoronavirus particles extracted from urine a Covid-19 patient confirmed. The Liu letter and its team that could indicate that "a urine transmission could be a previously ignored transmission path" and that urinals "could become another dangerous element."

Since urinals are more frequently used in more densely populated areas, experts say it could constitute a unique health risk in cities and urban areas. "From our work, it can be deduced that urinal rinsing promotes the propagation of bacteria and viruses," said Liu.

In addition, the droplets propagate urinirs "couldContaminate other surfaces you would touch the handle, the tap, "Charles GerbaProfessor of Virology at the University of Arizona, saidUnited States today. "The concern is also - was there something that remains of the person who was there before? Aerosolization of the previous user that you can potentially inhale?"

Public toilets generally constitute a specific threat of spreading airborne pathogens such as COVID because of their tendency to beWithout window and poorly ventilated.

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So, what is the best way toProtect yourself against urinal feathers? Liu offers a simple solution: "The wearing of a mask should be mandatory in public toilets during the pandemic and anti-diffusion improvements are urgent to prevent the spread of CVIV-19." And for more things on how to stay safe in the bathroom, checkThe habit of the bathroom that diffuses dangerously the coronavirus.