Bowel movements may have caused Pullman Covid-19 outbreak

Published: Feb. 23, 2021, 4:47 a.m.

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.