An urgent health alert has been issued for millions of Australians to get tested for Covid-19 if they experience even mild symptoms after fragments of the deadly disease were detected at two wastewater treatment plants.
Queensland Health announced on Thursday sampling of sewage at Luggage Point, servicing huge swathes of Brisbane, and Victoria Point, servicing the area around Redland Bay, returned positive readings for Covid-19.
The state is on high alert following concerns highly-infectious strains of coronavirus could potentiality be spreading around Queensland.
Residents in Brisbane (pictured) are being urged to get tested after fragments of Covid-19 were detected at two wastewater treatment plants