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Nine Melbourne suburbs on alert after COVID-19 fragments found in wastewater – PerthNow
Residents across nine suburbs in Melbourne’s southwest are on alert after fragments of COVID-19 were detected in the city’s wastewater.
Fragments of COVID-19 have been detected in the wastewater across several Melbourne suburbs with residents urged to get tested, even if they show the mildest signs of illness.
Victorias health department sent out an updated alert on Thursday night which outlined nine new suburbs of concern.
Coronavirus fragments were detected in a sewage sample collected from the Altona wastewater treatment plant on March 26, the department said.
The finding follows the detection of viral fragments in a catchment…
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