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# I mean, has there been a study yet into whether Covid can be spread by farting
(, Wed 16 Dec 2020, 16:37, archived)
# Not as such but there's been lots of discussion on the subject.
The best article: eu.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/04/23/fact-check-no-evidence-passing-gas-spreads-covid-19/5152813002/

tl;dr: It's possible but massively unlikely.

The virus is certainly present in stool samples, even weeks after infection. Faecal matter is present in unimpeded farts, but much, much less present in farts that have passed through underpants and clothing.
(, Wed 16 Dec 2020, 18:43, archived)
# it's almost as if
having a couple of layers of cloth between where it exits the body and the outside world somehow impedes the ability of the particles to spread into the wider atmosphere...
(, Thu 17 Dec 2020, 0:54, archived)