How WC health authorities use sewage to identify COVID cases in communities The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) last year introduced a sewage-based early warning system for the coronavirus in some parts of the country. A team at the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) shows us how the long process of testing sewage samples begins. They aren’t looking for a live coronavirus, but are searching for RNA, a nucleic acid similar to DNA. Picture: Zukile Daniel/Eyewitness News.
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CAPE TOWN - Health authorities have stressed the importance of rapidly detecting a rise in COVID-19 infections in communities, especially under level 1 of the national lockdown.
Vinton plans to borrow $4.3 million to complete water and sewer upgrades, resulting in modest rate hikes for its more than 5,000 utility customers in eastern Roanoke County.
Two large projects, one each for sewer and water, require $4 million to fund, with a third, smaller project also identified for completion in the near future, after the town council approves measures to borrow the money, said Vinton Town Manager Pete Peters.
For a bit more than $2 million, Vinton is converting its more than 4,500 residential and 525 commercial customers to remote-read water meters.
âThatâs not only the meter itself in the ground, but in some cases, meter boxes, the antennas â all the infrastructure that would actually collect that data, and then communicate it back to our office,â Peters said. âThen thereâs some software on the back end.â
Namami Gange team meets Delhi Jal Board executives to review progress of projects ANI | Updated: Mar 04, 2021 15:12 IST
New Delhi [India], March 4 (ANI): The Namami Gange team met Delhi Jal Board executives on Thursday to review the progress of projects in Delhi and it was observed that there was significant progress in almost all projects.
Two major projects, namely the rising main from Bharat Nagar to Pitampura and the rehabilitation of Trunk Sewer at Jhilmil colony in Delhi have been completed. Two major projects have been completed in sewerage management. This includes the completion of the rising main from Bharat Nagar to Pitampura. This will ensure that the sewage generated from the areas like Karol Bagh, Shastri Nagar, Gulabi Bagh, Rampura, Ashok Vihar and Keshavpuram will be tapped and prevented from entering the Yamuna. Another major project completed is Rehabilitation of Trunk Sewer at Jhilmil colony, a statement from the Minis
Researchers from the University of California San Diego carried out a study to describe a mostly automated early alert system that uses high-throughput analysis of wastewater samples.This system helps