Residents in regional Victoria are on edge after viral fragments of Covid were uncovered in wastewater. An urgent alert was issued by the Victorian Department of Health - despite no positive cases in the area. Thousands of residents and recent guests in California Gully, Eaglehawk, Epsom, Jackass Flat, Maiden Gully, Marong, North Bendigo and Sailors Gully should get tested if they develop symptoms. The Victorian Department of Health were said to be puzzled by the fragments in local sewerage, given the area had zero confirmed Covid cases. Thousands of residents in regional Victorian suburbs including California Gully, Eaglehawk, Epsom, Jackass Flat, Marong and North Bendigo should get tested if they develop symptoms (pictured health workers conducting Covid tests in Melbourne)