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Scientists traced a mysterious Covid case back to six toilets

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Re: Scientists traced a mysterious Covid case back to six toilets

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I must be missing something. There was only one line back to the restroom? Shouldn't there be another trail back to their residence? Or is there a person who only poops at work?

Pooping only at work (or at home) is perfectly reasonable for people with regular bowel movements that go at roughly the same time every day.

How does that work with weekends? hold it?

Re: Scientists traced a mysterious Covid case back to six toilets

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

And as I said, the comparison to other viruses is irrelevant and does not pertain to the original claim.

Of course it's not. "Flu causes exactly the same symptoms" is a radically different scenario than "flu doesn't cause any of these symptoms", which is different again than "Covid causes 20% more symptoms than flu". As far as i know, it's mostly likely that last one(?) But I'm not really sure, which is why I asked. Regardless, it's important to put these figures in context.

This context is irrelevant to the truth or falsity of whether COVID often results in debilitating outcomes (the original claim), which I provided evidence it does and you have provided nothing to refute. Many viruses often result in debilitating outcomes, but that has no bearing on whether COVID does as well.
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