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That's not what that report says. At all.

"Chinese scientists report evidence of an oral-fecal transmission route for COVID-19 viruses and show that, in hospitalized patients, viral RNA was found in anal swabs and in blood samples."

I.e. you find RNA in anal swabs & blood. It leaves your body that way. Which is a well-known fact, and might be very useful in population-level surveillance. It also means you should put the lid down before flushing, lest you create something lovingly known as a "toiled plume".

It does not mean you get infected via the anus.



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