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There was a infamous spreading event in an apartment block in Hong Kong where due to faulty plumbing some sewage went "backwards" from the sewer to toilets and
by yread 6y ago
There was a infamous spreading event in an apartment block in Hong Kong where due to faulty plumbing some sewage went "backwards" from the sewer to toilets and a single person infected dozens. That was SARS
- FabHK 6y agoThere were suspicions of SARS-CoV-2 transmission as well, but don’t think they’ve been confirmed. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3075228/coronavirus-another-public-housing-estate-hong https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/artic... Here’s a paper on the 2003 HK SARS toilet event, and applications to COVID-19. Gotta love science. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(20)30112-1/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-1...