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Virus alert issued for 14 Melbourne suburbs after COVID-19 found in wastewater

COVID-19 has been detected in the wastewater of 14 Melbourne suburbs with residents urged to get tested if they have any symptoms of the illness. Victoria’s chief health officer Brett Sutton on Sunday said the wastewater samples were from March 7 to 11 and anyone who visited these suburbs on the listed days should be on high alert for symptoms and get tested as soon as possible if “even mild” symptoms are present.
“Fragments of the virus that causes COVID-19 have been recently detected in wastewater…
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