A significant portion of coronavirus patients experience diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and/or abdominal discomfort before the onset of respiratory symptoms (Note: est 20% infected are asymptomatic and can still spread virus)
Viral RNA is detectable in fecal samples from suspected cases, indicating that the virus sheds into the stool ($#!+)
Viral gastrointestinal infection and potential fecal-oral transmission can last even after viral clearance from the respiratory tract (Note: CDC is still recommending patient discharge after clinical clearance - testing not required - dumb@$$3$)
Source:
https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousd....This is dated March 9th.
We need to become religious about hand washing!!!!