Public health experts, designers and architects say the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed fundamental flaws in the design of public toilets that risk spreading a second wave of coronavirus, and possibly even new pandemics. [...]
Some of the suggested innovations include a greater uptake of sensor taps, fully self-cleaning cubicles, designing exits that don’t require human contact, and having bathroom attendants.
— The Guardian
The Guardian laying out suggestions from health experts on how to improve hygiene standards in public restrooms, not only in light of the current pandemic but in preparation of the next one.
"We’ve almost got this little opportunity from the pandemic where people are going to listen and going to change," one respondent explained in the article. "What we do now to fix public bathrooms, people will actually follow."
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oh, but sensor taps are the worst! alternating holding and waving my hands in front of the sensor with mounting frustration - it's how I know I'm not a "real" person.
as for bathroom attendants, I'm just going to leave this here:
edit: archinect, why can't I share a youtube link normally?
https://youtu.be/A9c5ehPqm5E
ghost of threadkilla!
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