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Virus alert issued for 18 Melbourne suburbs after COVID-19 fragments found in wastewater

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COVID-19 has been detected in the wastewater of more than a dozen Melbourne suburbs with residents urged to get tested if they have any symptoms of the illness.It comes as Queensland and NSW battle to control a coronavirus outbreak, affecting Greater Brisbane and Byron Bay.
Victoria’s chief health officer Brett Sutton on Wednesday said the wastewater samples could be due to a positive case being in the early active infectious phase or because someone is continuing to shed the virus after the early…

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