In england came underfire this week over longer waits for test results. In an effort to track of the spread of the virus, the government has rolled out a new scheme. After a successful trial, 90 waste Water Treatment sites in england, wales and scotland are to Start Testing sewage for traces of the virus to try to detect local outbreaks before they spread. Heres our Health Editor hugh pym. Its a new approach to tracking down coronavirus monitoring sewage in local communities. This is an Early Warning system, as fragments of genetic material from the virus can be detected in waste water. Scientists say its real value is in areas where there might be people who are infected but showing no symptoms. The beauty of this technique is that we can detect people who are in that situation and dont know theyve got the virus but they are still shedding it, and we can still find it in the waste water and we can find it in advance of there being any positive tests in a catchment. Samples from sewage
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