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Virus warning issued for 50 Qld suburbs – Morning Bulletin
Queensland health officials have issued a warning for 50 suburbs after COVID-19 was found in multiple wastewater treatment plants.
Queensland health officials have put 50 suburbs on high alert after fragments of COVID-19 were detected in four different wastewater treatment plants across the state.
Fragments of the virus were found at the Cairns North, Marlin Coast (Cairns), Fairfield (Brisbane South) and Mackay South plants.
Those four plants cover 50 suburbs and residents in those areas have been urged to come forward for testing, even with the mildest of symptoms.
QLD chief health officer Dr Jeannette Young said the threat…
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