You thought Covid was transmitted by breathing...? You may have been putting your face-mask on the wrong
part of your body. Gaawd, the media are dying.
part of your body. Gaawd, the media are dying.
Quote:Ministers 'fear coronavirus could be spread by farting in a confined space'Archived Mirror Article:
'Ministers have privately pointed to evidence that suggests Covid-19 could be spread when an infected person
breaks wind in a confined space, such as a toilet, it is reported Some UK Government ministers have privately
expressed concerns that coronavirus could be spread through farting, it is claimed.
They have pointed to evidence that suggests Covid-19 could be spread when an infected person breaks wind in a
confined space such as a toilet. Tests have revealed that the virus can be present in faecal matter, though the science
on whether flatulence could spread Covid is not definitive.
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One minister, who wasn't named, told the Telegraph that they had read "credible-looking stuff on it" from other countries,
and there had been evidence of a "genomical-linked tracing connection between two individuals from a [lavatory] cubicle
in Australia".
The minister said there were "well-documented cases of diseases spreading through waste pipes during lockdowns in
Hong Kong when the U-bend had dried out".
UK Government scientists have not produced a paper on the topic.
Another minister, who wasn't named in the report, said "transmission and shedding is mostly taking place through the mouth
and actually mainly the nose", as Covid is a respiratory disease. A spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was
not aware of claims the virus could be spread through flatulence.
The spokesman said: "We keep the latest scientific evidence under review."
In the early days of the pandemic last year, a number of experts said it was highly unlikely.
Dr William Schaffner, medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases and infectious diseases professor at
Vanderbilt University in Tennessee, told USA Today that the transmission of Covid through flatulence had "never been demonstrated".
He added: "It's very unlikely."
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had said there was "no confirmed fecal-oral transmission" of the virus...'
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