Bowel movements may have caused Pullman Covid-19 outbreak - a podcast by RNZ
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Airborne Covid-19 particles from bowel movements may have contributed to Auckland's Pullman Hotel outbreak.
Guests caught the virus from each other in the hotel last month, sparking a small community outbreak and widespread testing Auckand and Northland.
A Ministry of Health report into the outbreak says ventilation may have contributed, including from the toilets.
RNZ health correspondent Rowan Quinn reports.
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