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Virus alerts for four Qld areas – Daily Examiner
Residents in regional areas across Queensland are being urged to get tested for COVID-19 after fragments of the virus were found in wastewater.
Residents in regional areas across Queensland are being urged to get tested for COVID-19 after fragments of the virus were found in wastewater.
Routine testing at sewage treatment plants in Cairns, Warwick, Stanthorpe and Loganholme uncovered the positive results.
The tests took place on December 29 and 30.
Queensland chief health officer Jeannette Young said the results were concerning given the coronavirus outbreaks in NSW and Victoria.
“A positive sewage result means that someone who has been…
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