Supermarket toilets

[Sadless]

I went to asda on Tuesday and it's the first time in a long time I have used public toilets. At the back of the toilet it says lid down before Flushing. Is this a new thing is it covid related.

Any advice

Sal

It's to stop splashing and possible aerosols being produced

That's just normal hygiene afaik

You should have been doing it anyway long before Covid.

I thought its usual to put lid down but they have never had signs up before and a lot mustn't be for them to put signs up.

Sal

I noticed this in our Asda too but there was no lid

Is normal hygiene practice, surely? Saying that, I can't remember many public loos even having lids.

It is covid related to stop the aerosols, it's on the Caravan Club toilets also, it's normal practice for most women but I would think notices would needed in the men's toilets going by DH who never closes the lid.