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[INST] Can the virus that causes COVID-19 spread through treated drinking water? [/INST] The virus that causes COVID-19 has not been detected in treated drinking water. Water treatment plants use filters and disinfectants to remove or kill germs, like the virus that causes COVID-19. The Environmental Protection Agency ... |
[INST] Is the virus that causes COVID-19 found in feces (stool)? [/INST] The virus that causes COVID-19 has been found in the feces of some patients diagnosed with COVID-19. However, it is unclear whether the virus found in feces may be capable of causing COVID-19. There has not been any confirmed report of the virus s... |
[INST] Can the COVID-19 virus spread through sewerage systems? [/INST] Recently, ribonucleic acid (RNA) from the virus that causes COVID-19 has been found in untreated wastewater. While data are limited, there is little evidence of infectious virus in wastewater, and no information to date that anyone has become sick w... |
[INST] Should wastewater workers take extra precautions to protect themselves from the virus that causes COVID-19? [/INST] Recently, ribonucleic acid (RNA) from the virus that causes COVID-19 has been found in untreated wastewater. While data are limited, there is little evidence of infectious virus in wastewater, and ... |
[INST] If my utility has issued a Boil Water Advisory, can I still use tap water to wash my hands? [/INST] In most cases, it is safe to wash your hands with soap and tap water during a Boil Water Advisory. Follow the guidance from your local public health officials. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-b... |
[INST] Can the virus that causes COVID-19 spread to people through the water in pools, hot tubs, or water playgrounds? [/INST] CDC is not aware of any scientific reports of the virus that causes COVID-19 spreading to people through the water in pools, hot tubs, or water playgrounds. Plus, proper operation of public poo... |
[INST] Can the virus that causes COVID-19 spread to people through the water in saltwater pools? [/INST] CDC is not aware of any scientific reports of the virus that causes COVID-19 spreading to people through the water in pools, including saltwater pools. Plus, proper operation of public pools (such as at an apartment... |
[INST] Can the virus that causes COVID-19 spread to people through the water in lakes, oceans, or rivers? [/INST] CDC is not aware of any scientific reports of the virus that causes COVID-19 spreading to people through the water in lakes, oceans, rivers, or other natural bodies of water. The virus mainly spreads when r... |
[INST] Can cloth masks be worn in the water? [/INST] No, do NOT wear a cloth mask in the water. It can be difficult to breathe through a cloth mask when it is wet. Plus, wet cloth masks don’t slow the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19 as well as dry cloth masks. All of this means it is particularly important to ... |
[INST] Can Lycra (Spandex or elastane), the cloth used to make swimsuits, be used to make cloth masks? [/INST] CDC does not yet have evidence on the effectiveness of different types of cloth materials. Wearing cloth masks can help prevent people infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 from spreading the virus. Mak... |
[INST] How many people, visitors and staff, can be in and around a public pool, hot tub, or water playground (such as at an apartment complex or owned by a community) at the same time? [/INST] The design of the public pool, hot tub, or water playground and surrounding deck and if visitors live together or not will affe... |
[INST] Can I use pool, hot tub, or water playground water to disinfect surfaces or shared objects? [/INST] No. Only List N disinfectants approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencyexternal icon should be used to disinfect surfaces (such as handrails and in bathrooms) and shared objects (such as kickboards and ... |
[INST] Can the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) light disinfect surfaces and shared objects? [/INST] We don’t know yet. Early scientific data suggest that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can be inactivated by the sun’s UV light. However, the ability of the sun’s UV light to inactivate the virus on surfaces (such as h... |
[INST] How often do surfaces (such as handrails and in bathrooms) at public pools, hot tubs, or water playgrounds (such as at an apartment complex or owned by a community) need to be cleaned and disinfected? [/INST] The more frequently a surface is touched by multiple people, the more frequently it should be cleaned an... |
[INST] Do procedures for responding to formed fecal (poop) or diarrheal incidents in public pools, hot tubs, or water playgrounds (such as at an apartment complex or owned by a community) need to change during the COVID-19 pandemic? [/INST] No. RNAexternal icon of the virus that causes COVID-19 has been found in feces ... |
[INST] Can lifeguards monitor how visitors socially distance (stay at least 6 feet apart from people you don’t live with), wear cloth masks, or wash hands? [/INST] Not when lifeguards are actively lifeguarding. Lifeguards actively lifeguarding should not be doing other tasks that could distract them. Drowning deaths ha... |
[INST] How can the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19 be slowed during lifeguard training? [/INST] Lifeguard trainers can consider the following steps to slow the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19: Have the virus? Stay home to save lives. Educate instructors, lifeguard students, and others about when they ... |
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