A Washington study (WP) said on the 16th (local time) that it was possible to get corona19 even by flushing the toilet.

The research team of Professor Wang Jixiang of Dongnan University of Energy and Environment, China, simulated the flushing of a toilet with a computer model and found that when it was flushed, the aerosol soared over the toilet and stayed in the air long enough for human inhalation.

The researchers therefore claimed that the virus contained in the feces of Corona19 patients could spread around by flushing the toilet.

A paper containing this was published in the American Society of Physics (AIP) journal Physics of Fluids.

When you flush the toilet, the water pressure causes a small piece of feces to soar upwards and aerosolize and sink around.

This phenomenon is called'toilet plume'.

The researchers say that this phenomenon causes virus particles to soar to 3 feet (about 91 cm) and stay in the air for more than a minute.

It claims that this could also spread Corona 19 around.

Coronavirus infection-19 has been found in feces in patients with Corona19, supporting previous studies.

In a paper published in the journal Gastroenterology in March, researchers at Zhongshan University in China detected a significant amount of coronavirus infection-19 in the toilet seat used by patients with Corona19, and the virus genetic material remains even after the virus disappears from the airways. It was concluded that it remained in the feces.

In the same month, the British medical journal Lancet also published a paper stating that a virus was detected in the feces a month after a Corona19 patient recovered.

Experts claim that the presence of viruses in the stool and gastrointestinal tract increases the likelihood of transmission through the toilet, given that many corona19 patients have symptoms of vomiting or diarrhea.

Professor Wang emphasized, "When you flush, the virus rises up." You must close the toilet lid before flushing.

However, WP pointed out that it is not yet clear whether the amount of virus spreading through the toilet plume is so high that it can cause corona19 infection in people.

A professor at the University of Arizona, Microbiologist Charles Gerba of the United States, said, "There is no danger at all, but I don't know exactly how much it is." The most uncertain thing is how contagious the virus in the toilet bowl is and how it spreads "The amount of virus needed to cause it."

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has also stated that it is unclear whether coronavirus infection-19 found in feces will cause corona19 infection.