How to Avoid Germs in Public Restrooms During the Pandemic

Hallie Levine, AARP, August 31, 2020 

You may be reluctant to go out to crowded areas now, especially since older adults are at increased risk of developing complications from COVID-19. But new research suggests there may be another reason to be worried: public bathrooms.  The following seven steps will not only lessen the chance of catching COVID-19, but other bugs that you’re even more likely to encounter in the bathroom, such as noroviruses and E. coli, says Charles Gerba, a professor of virology in the Department of Environmental Science at the University of Arizona.

Tips to stay safe in the stall:

• Go before you go.
• Wear a mask. 
• Spritz the stall before you enter
• Prepare to flush and rush.
• Read the article HERE.