Is It Safe To Use Public Restrooms During The Coronavirus Pandemic? This Is What Experts Say
As governments reopen additional sectors of the economy, more people will be outside their homes for extended periods of time and they may have no choice but to use the toilet at a park, office, or restaurant. After all, when you gotta go, you gotta go.still spreading throughout the country, is it safe to use public restrooms?
"The coronavirus isn't spreading around the world in public bathrooms," said Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease physician and senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security."That's not how this virus is infecting people and causing worldwide calamity." Robin Patel, president of the American Society of Microbiology, said it's also a good idea to carry hand sanitizer with you in case the restroom is out of handwashing supplies."Before going into public restrooms, you may want to wait until no one else is inside; if others are there, you should try to stay at least 6 feet from them," she said.
Still, there's no harm in using the seat covers or in wiping down the toilet seat with a disinfectant wipe — just don't throw that into the toilet, please. "Let's say a kid that doesn't know better when they go to flush the toilet, what do you think they touch?" he said.
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