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NSW Health detects new COVID-19 fragments Newcastle area sewage networks – NEWS.com.au
NSW Health detects new COVID-19 fragments Newcastle area sewage networks
More than 225,000 people in the Newcastle area have been urged to monitor for potential symptoms of COVID-19 after fragments of the virus were found in a wastewater treatment plant.A sample taken on April 21 showed fragments of the virus that causes COVID-19 in the sewage system at Burwood Beach Sewage Treatment Plant.
The Burwood Beach catchment services about 225,000 people and takes in the Newcastle City area.
It also services Dudley, Charlestown, Jesmond, Lambton, New Lambton, Mayfield, Elermore…
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