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How sewage testing is helping Victoria detect coronavirus – ABC News
Victoria is testing sewage from across the state in an effort to find coronavirus traces that might have been missed in other testing. Here’s how it works.
As Victoria ramps up its effort to bring down coronavirus numbers, the state has explained how sewage testing is helping in that effort.
Premier Daniel Andrews described it as “truly world class” and said such testing would become more important as case numbers drop.
So why is it so important to test our waste? And how exactly does the testing work?
Here is what we found out.
Why do coronavirus fragments end up in in our sewerage system?
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