Answer Bank: How to avoid COVID-19 infection from toilets?

For families in close contact with COVID-19 patients, there are risks of cross-infection in bathrooms. The China Center for Disease Control and Prevention has provided some tips to avoid cross-infection from toilets.

Families with no close contact with COVID-19 patients:

• Close the toilet lid before you flush.

• Wash your hands properly afterward.Families in close contact with COVID-19 patients:

• Use separate bathrooms.

• Otherwise, use chlorine-based disinfectants to clean the bathroom and areas with high human contact, such as the flush button, toilet seat, toilet bowl and bathroom doorknob.

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