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Old Mar 11, 2020 | 11:31 am
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Originally Posted by fumje
Frankly I am more concerned about norovirus in the lav than coronavirus.
Definitely - for me, coronavirus = meh, but I get norovirus like others get the common cold, and I am tired of it, and yes, this is why I yell at people who I witness doing stupid things like taking buffet food with their hands.

The lavs are the lavs. They were dirty and filthy before coronavirus, and they will be dirty and filthy long after. Nothing is going to change. If you're not using chlorox type wipes to clean your tray table, arm rest, head rest and other areas of the seat that you are touching, then you really have no right to complain about a dirty lav, it's the least of your worries. How many people go into the lav without shoes or slippers on Polaris flights? I've seen countless people do this very stupid thing.

In the small lav sinks, I can soap up both hands and rub without touching anything, and then rinse one hand at a time so I dont touch the sink, but I often place paper towels around the sink edge to avoid direct contat, and I can use those towels to wipe up my mess, and then have something to grab the lav door latch so I am not touching it either.

It's not hard to stay safe on a plane - just a litte effort and common sense.
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