Japanese researchers find presence of COVID-19 in sewage plants, proves to be an early warning signal for transmission
4 years, 6 months ago

Japanese researchers find presence of COVID-19 in sewage plants, proves to be an early warning signal for transmission

Firstpost  

Public health experts say such sampling of sewage could be used to estimate the number of infected people in a region without testing every individual. Public health experts say such sampling could be used to estimate the number of infected people in a region without testing every individual. “Sewage testing is used as an early warning system to alert people about ongoing community transmission,” said Yuki Furuse, a Kyoto University professor who wasn’t directly involved in the study. The health ministry reported yesterday that antibody tests of almost 8,000 people indicated a 0.1 percent infection rate in Tokyo, 0.17 percent in Osaka, and 0.03 percent in rural Miyagi Prefecture.

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Wastewater Offers an Early Alarm System for Another Deadly Virus
3 months ago

Wastewater Offers an Early Alarm System for Another Deadly Virus

Wired  

Toward the end of last year, US health authorities got a tip-off about an upcoming wave of respiratory syncytial virus, a seasonal virus that kills 160,000 people globally every year. By regularly testing virus levels in public wastewater, health institutions are able to target treatments and interventions to the worst-affected areas before doctors on the ground realize something’s going on. …

Experts blast CDC over failure to test sewage for signs of H5N1 bird flu virus
8 months ago

Experts blast CDC over failure to test sewage for signs of H5N1 bird flu virus

LA Times  

It emerged as a powerful tool for public health officers during the COVID-19 pandemic, when it was used to gauge the prevalence of coronavirus in communities across the nation. But wastewater surveillance — the testing of sewage for signs of pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2, poliovirus and mpox virus — has yet to be employed in the tracking of H5N1 bird …

Wastewater tests can find mpox, study finds. Expect more bugs to be tracked that way
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Wastewater tests can find mpox, study finds. Expect more bugs to be tracked that way

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Wastewater testing does a good job at detecting mpox infections, U.S. health officials said in a report Thursday that bolsters a push to use sewage to track more diseases. Amy Kirby, who oversees the CDC’s wastewater surveillance work, said initially they didn’t know if the tests would work for a rare infection like mpox. When mpox DNA …

Kerala to monitor rising cases of respiratory illnesses closely
1 year ago

Kerala to monitor rising cases of respiratory illnesses closely

The Hindu  

Even as there are increasing concerns that the emergence and rapid spread of the COVID-19 sub-variant of the Omicron lineage, JN.1, can lead to a spike in cases in the State, Kerala will carefully monitor the current situation of increasing respiratory illnesses and follow the combined ABC approach to the management of influenza-like illnesses, according to Health department officials. COVID-19 …

Indian researchers discover a hidden Covid virus reservoir in human cells
1 year ago

Indian researchers discover a hidden Covid virus reservoir in human cells

Firstpost  

Even for individuals deemed virus-free by conventional tests, the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA within EVs may indicate a potential source for recurrent infections, according to the researchers The SARS-CoV-2 virus may have a hidden reservoir in body cells, which could account for the virus’s persistence and recurrence, according to research findings. “The identification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in EVs underscores the …

Scientists working on tracking COVID, dengue through sewage surveillance
1 year, 9 months ago

Scientists working on tracking COVID, dengue through sewage surveillance

The Hindu  

Scientists at the CSIR-Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology here and the Tata Institute for Genetics & Society, Bengaluru, are working on a standardised protocol for effective sewage surveillance to not only check for prevalence of COVID-19 but also diseases such as dengue, and anti-microbial resistance among the population. “It is a challenging task and the idea is to do …

As COVID surges in China, US begins testing more travelers
2 years ago

As COVID surges in China, US begins testing more travelers

Associated Press  

NEWARK, N.J. — Shubham Chandra knows how dangerous the coronavirus can be: He lost his dad during the pandemic. “Without surveillance, it’s very hard to know what’s going on,” said Dr. Stuart Campbell Ray, an infectious disease expert at Johns Hopkins University. “Hopefully, with more sampling, we will get more information about what’s circulating.” Some scientists are worried the COVID-19 …

CDC could test SEWAGE from planes to track new Covid variants
2 years ago

CDC could test SEWAGE from planes to track new Covid variants

Daily Mail  

Health officials are considering sampling sewage from international airliners to track Covid variants entering the US. Health officials are considering sampling sewage from international airliners to track Covid variants entering the U. Pictured: Travelers walk with their luggage at the arrival hall of the Hong Kong International Airport on December 30 Italy India, Taiwan, South Korea, Malaysia and Japan have …

Covid-19: NCDC testing sewage samples in Delhi to check for virus amid fresh surge in global cases
2 years ago

Covid-19: NCDC testing sewage samples in Delhi to check for virus amid fresh surge in global cases

India TV News  

Covid-19: Amid the rising coronavirus cases in several countries across the world, the National Centre for Disease Control is collecting sewage samples from seven sites across Delhi and testing them for the presence of covid-19 variants. According to officials, the Omicron sub-variant BF.7 of the coronavirus has not been detected in the sewage surveillance reports for the last four consecutive …

Wastewater testing, vital in COVID-19 tracking, could help identify monkeypox spread
2 years, 4 months ago

Wastewater testing, vital in COVID-19 tracking, could help identify monkeypox spread

LA Times  

People wait in line to get a monkeypox vaccine at St. John’s Well Child & Family Center in Los Angeles. While both Los Angeles and San Francisco have seen a rapid rise in monkeypox cases in recent weeks, the totals are still only a fraction of each county’s population: about 600 in San Francisco among fewer than 1 million residents …

Wastewater analysis can help predict virus breakout faster
2 years, 5 months ago

Wastewater analysis can help predict virus breakout faster

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 20, 2022 18:20 IST The Tata Institute for Genetics and Society in Bengaluru is standardising a set of protocols that can be used by municipalities across India for effectively monitoring pathogens in wastewater. Speaking to Frontline, Dr Rakesh Mishra, Director, TIGS, explained that wastewater analysis “has complemented routine diagnostic surveillance by capturing near real-time virus circulation at …

More people hospitalised with coronavirus, positive tests decline
2 years, 5 months ago

More people hospitalised with coronavirus, positive tests decline

Dutch News  

There has been a 29% increase in the number of people admitted to hospital with coronavirus over the past week, public health institute RIVM said on Tuesday. In total, 638 people were hospitalised with coronavirus in the seven days to Tuesday and a further 83 were admitted for another reason and then found to have the virus. However, there was …

More people hospitalised with coronavirus, positive tests decline
2 years, 5 months ago

More people hospitalised with coronavirus, positive tests decline

Dutch News  

There has been a 29% increase in the number of people admitted to hospital with coronavirus over the past week, public health institute RIVM said on Tuesday. In total, 638 people were hospitalised with coronavirus in the seven days to Tuesday and a further 83 were admitted for another reason and then found to have the virus. However, there was …

Health Ministry directs States to improve COVID-19 vaccine coverage
2 years, 6 months ago

Health Ministry directs States to improve COVID-19 vaccine coverage

The Hindu  

Over 3.66 crore first doses of COVID vaccines have been administered in the 12-14 years age group, according to a Health Ministry report of Thursday, with the Ministry advocating for increased vaccination coverage for children and the elderly population, following a rise in cases from several parts of the country. “More than 193.53 crore vaccine doses have been provided to …

Hong Kong to distribute about 40,000 RAT kits following sewage COVID-19 detection
2 years, 6 months ago

Hong Kong to distribute about 40,000 RAT kits following sewage COVID-19 detection

China Daily  

HONG KONG - The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government said Saturday that it will distribute around 40,000 sets of COVID-19 rapid antigen test kits as part of a follow-up on the recent detection of the COVID-19 virus in sewage samples. The test kits will be distributed to residents, cleaning workers and property management staff working in estate in Kwun …

About 350 Covid-19 patients in hospitals; Only 1,400 tested daily for coronavirus
2 years, 7 months ago

About 350 Covid-19 patients in hospitals; Only 1,400 tested daily for coronavirus

NL Times  

Hospitals in the Netherlands were treating 354 patients with Covid-19 on Monday. That was 21 percent lower than a week earlier, when 447 people were receiving treatment for the disease, figures from the LCPS showed. The RIVM said on Tuesday that 7,088 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus during the preceding seven days. The GGD found 619 people who …

Experts worry about how US will see next Covid-19 surge coming
2 years, 9 months ago

Experts worry about how US will see next Covid-19 surge coming

India Today  

As coronavirus infections rise in some parts of the world, experts are watching for a potential new COVID-19 surge in the U.S. — and wondering how long it will take to detect. Despite disease monitoring improvements over the last two years, they say, some recent developments don’t bode well: —As more people take rapid COVID-19 tests at home, fewer people …

BMC requests NIV to send Covid-19 positive wastewater for genome sequencing
2 years, 9 months ago

BMC requests NIV to send Covid-19 positive wastewater for genome sequencing

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Two weeks after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation announced its plan of genome sequencing the Covid-19 positive sewage water samples, it has now requested agencies like National Institute of Virology, Pune to send their waste water samples found RT-PCR positive for genome sequencing. We will divide the samples for RT-PCR among us and positive samples will be processed for genome …

Chinese scientists develop prototype tool to test COVID-19 in 4 mins
2 years, 11 months ago

Chinese scientists develop prototype tool to test COVID-19 in 4 mins

China Daily  

BEIJING -- Chinese scientists have developed a molecular system that can provide COVID-19 testing results in less than four minutes. A research team from Shanghai-based Fudan University mentioned this portable prototype device in a study published recently in the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering, saying it can detect the traces of COVID-19-related genetic material quickly and accurately. The device is an …

Tamil Nadu: 58 Students & Staff Members Test Positive For Covid-19 At IIT-Madras
2 years, 11 months ago

Tamil Nadu: 58 Students & Staff Members Test Positive For Covid-19 At IIT-Madras

ABP News  

Chennai: The IIT Madras management has identified a Covid-19 cluster after 58 students and staff members tested positive for coronavirus between January 5 & 9. In the first week of January, nearly 67 students tested positive in the Madras Insitute of Technology campus in Chromepet. Meanwhile, nearly 21 police personnel in the Greater Chennai Police limit tested positive for coronavirus …

J’khand sees sharp spike, MP, MLA test positive
3 years ago

J’khand sees sharp spike, MP, MLA test positive

Hindustan Times  

The Jharkhand government on Friday urged people to observe New Year celebrations at home, amid the exponential rise in fresh Covid-19 cases over the past one week, which includes an MP and an MLA among those infected. We have also directed deputy commissioners of districts to ensure testing at picnic spots and ensure people wear masks,” state’s health minister Banna …

Sewage is the latest disease detection tool for Covid-19 – and more
3 years, 4 months ago

Sewage is the latest disease detection tool for Covid-19 – and more

CNN  

KHN — Since reopening campus at the University of California-San Diego last summer, university officials have relied on the tried-and-true public health strategies of testing and contact tracing. Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle/Getty Images Researchers have high hopes for this sludgy new data stream, which they say can alert public health officials to trends in infections and doesn’t depend on …

RT-PCR Accounted for Over 70% of Total Covid Tests Conducted in Delhi in Last 3 Months
3 years, 5 months ago

RT-PCR Accounted for Over 70% of Total Covid Tests Conducted in Delhi in Last 3 Months

News 18  

RT-PCR tests accounted for over 70 per cent of the total tests conducted to detect coronavirus in Delhi in the last three months, according to government data. RT-PCR tests accounted for 71.42 per cent of the total 21.88 lakh tests conducted in June and 75.17 per cent of the 21.41 lakh tests conducted in May. In February, March and April; …

CDC encourages use of new tests that detect both COVID-19 and the flu
3 years, 5 months ago

CDC encourages use of new tests that detect both COVID-19 and the flu

Associated Press  

CLAIM: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revoked Emergency Use Authorization for coronavirus PCR tests because they were inaccurate, led to false positives and confused positive influenza cases with COVID-19. Early in the pandemic, in February 2020, the CDC introduced a COVID-19 PCR test, known as the “CDC 2019-Novel Coronavirus Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel.” Some newer coronavirus tests can …

Coronavirus Live: '40 Crore Indians Still Vulnerable To Covid Infection', Says Govt
3 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus Live: '40 Crore Indians Still Vulnerable To Covid Infection', Says Govt

ABP News  

Coronavirus LIVE Tuesday, July 20: Though the Jharkhand government is yet to take a final call on organising the Shravani Mela in Deoghar, sources have indicated that this year also the annual festival will not be organised in the famous Baba Baidyanath Mandir in Deoghar owing to the COvid-19 pandemic. For the first time since the pandemics second wave began …

How sewage water can alert authorities on Covid-19 hotspots, virus strains
3 years, 7 months ago

How sewage water can alert authorities on Covid-19 hotspots, virus strains

India Today  

Recently, more than 40,000 people living in around a dozen suburbs in Sydney were asked to get tested for Covid-19 after traces of the novel coronavirus were found in sewage water in the areas despite no new local cases. While studies over the past year have shown the presence of novel coronavirus in sewage water, several countries have recently started …

ICMR Issues New Guidelines For RT-PCR Testing Amid Second Coronavirus Wave
3 years, 8 months ago

ICMR Issues New Guidelines For RT-PCR Testing Amid Second Coronavirus Wave

ABP News  

The second wave of Coronavirus is turning out to be deadly with India witnessing an unprecedented upsurge of COVID-19 cases and deaths every day. As per the ICMR Advisory, if a person has once tested Coronavirus positive during the Rapid Antigen Test or RT-PCR test, then there is no need for that individual to undergo RT-PCR test again. READ | …

The Hindu Explains | Can people test positive for COVID-19 even after inoculation?
3 years, 8 months ago

The Hindu Explains | Can people test positive for COVID-19 even after inoculation?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Indian Council of Medical Research has reported that around two to four of 10,000 people given two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have tested positive for the disease. Coronavirus | Vaccines aimed at curbing severe COVID-19: experts Results from the Pfizer phase 3 trial showed that of the 21,720 who got the second dose of …

Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS: Maharashtra Govt Caps RT-PCR Test Cost At Rs 500
3 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS: Maharashtra Govt Caps RT-PCR Test Cost At Rs 500

ABP News  

Coronavirus India HIGHLIGHTS: Amid the ongoing second wave of Coronavirus across the country, India recorded as many as 53,480 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the overal caseload to 1,21,49,335. As per reports, the country had recorded 56,211 cases on Tuesday, while on Monday, it logged 68,020 cases, the highest single-day spike in daily new cases since …

Coronavirus data worsening as positivity rate increases; Covid deaths hit 24-week low
3 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus data worsening as positivity rate increases; Covid deaths hit 24-week low

NL Times  

A weekly examination of coronavirus infection data in the Netherlands showed that the situation has continued to worsen, public health agency RIVM said on Tuesday. Data showed that of the over 550 thousand people who scheduled their own coronavirus test with municipal health service GGD, an estimated 8.5 percent tested positive for the viral infection. Nearly 300 people per 100 …

Coronavirus infections up 24% for the week; Testing up 28%
3 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus infections up 24% for the week; Testing up 28%

NL Times  

Some 39,527 people in the Netherlands tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection for the week ending at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, a figure which rose by 24 percent from last week. At the same time, testing for the infection also went up by an impressive 28 percent, or nearly a hundred thousand, with 460,844 tests completed by municipal health …

Coronavirus positive rate falls below 7% as infection avg. hits 6-week high
3 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus positive rate falls below 7% as infection avg. hits 6-week high

NL Times  

The percentage of people who tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection fell below seven percent for the first time in over 24 weeks, preliminary data from public health agency RIVM showed. Some 6.8 percent of people who scheduled their own coronavirus test with municipal health service GGD were diagnosed positive on Monday, and 6.9 percent on Tuesday. Still the …

Wastewater testing finds UK variant ‘widespread’ in Missouri
3 years, 10 months ago

Wastewater testing finds UK variant ‘widespread’ in Missouri

Associated Press  

— The number of new Missouri coronavirus cases continued to decline on Monday, but state officials cite one cause for concern: Wastewater samples indicate the fast-spreading U.K. variant is “widespread” across the state. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 351 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths. “While Missouri has only one confirmed case of …

Japan finds new Covid-19 strain, while immigration centre reports infections
3 years, 10 months ago

Japan finds new Covid-19 strain, while immigration centre reports infections

Hindustan Times  

Japan confirmed a new variant of Covid-19, and an infection cluster emerged at a Tokyo immigration facility, presenting new challenges as the country tries to overcome a third wave of the pandemic. FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians wearing protective masks amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, walk on a street in Tokyo, Japan, February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo The new variant has …

Growing concern COVID-19 could be in South-East Queensland community after second detection in wastewater testing
3 years, 11 months ago

Growing concern COVID-19 could be in South-East Queensland community after second detection in wastewater testing

ABC  

Queensland's Acting Chief Health Officer Sonya Bennett is voicing concern there is undetected coronavirus in the community. Key points: COVID-19 fragments have been repeatedly detected at Coombabah, Cleveland and Carole Park COVID-19 fragments have been repeatedly detected at Coombabah, Cleveland and Carole Park Dr Bennett says Cleveland and Carole Park sewage treatments aren't fed by hotel quarantine Dr Bennett says …

Queensland Cabinet to discuss COVID-19 vaccine rollout as coronavirus fragments detected at 13 wastewater sites in 48 hours
3 years, 11 months ago

Queensland Cabinet to discuss COVID-19 vaccine rollout as coronavirus fragments detected at 13 wastewater sites in 48 hours

ABC  

A rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine will be discussed with Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and her Cabinet on Wednesday, as fragments of coronavirus were detected at 13 wastewater sites across the state in the past 48 hours. Key points: Queensland's Chief Health Officer will fly to Townsville tomorrow to discuss the vaccine rollout Queensland's Chief Health Officer will fly to …

CSIRO scientist calls for national approach to COVID-19 sewage testing as NT signs on
4 years ago

CSIRO scientist calls for national approach to COVID-19 sewage testing as NT signs on

ABC  

A leading environmental scientist says he's concerned there is no uniform policy for COVID-19 sewage testing across Australia, describing the current framework as "a bit scary". Key points: A leading scientist says a national wastewater testing regime would improve COVID-19 detection A leading scientist says a national wastewater testing regime would improve COVID-19 detection The process can identify traces of …

Coronavirus: 20 more people test positive in India for UK virus strain, total rises to 58
4 years ago

Coronavirus: 20 more people test positive in India for UK virus strain, total rises to 58

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Twenty more people have tested positive for the new UK variant of SARS-CoV-2, taking the total number of such cases in the country to 58. “The total number of cases infected with the new strain of the novel coronavirus first reported in the UK now stands at 58,” the Union Health Ministry said. Of the 58, the mutated …

Could a breathalyser help detect COVID-19? Indonesian scientists say they've developed one
4 years ago

Could a breathalyser help detect COVID-19? Indonesian scientists say they've developed one

ABC  

Indonesian scientists have developed a simple breathalyser test that they say can electronically "smell' coronavirus and detect infection in under two minutes. "We need faster screening to prevent people getting infected," Indonesia's Minister for Research and Technology Bambang Brodjonegoro said. "They're able to detect volatile compounds — that's how they use them to test for explosives, and they've already trialled …

New Covid-19 strain not detected in samples tested in India: ICMR-NARI director
4 years ago

New Covid-19 strain not detected in samples tested in India: ICMR-NARI director

Live Mint  

Pune: Mutant strain of coronavirus found in the United Kingdom was not seen in the samples tested from various parts of India, Dr Samiran Panda, director of ICMR-National AIDS Research Institute said on Tuesday. Speaking to ANI, Dr Panda said, "We have tested samples collected from the various parts of the country and haven't seen the mutant strain found in …

Nearly half of Singapore’s migrant workers infected with Covid-19
4 years ago

Nearly half of Singapore’s migrant workers infected with Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

Singapore’s health ministry on Wednesday reported no new cases of coronavirus disease from the local transmission, days after the government approved Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine. However, coronavirus infection among migrant workers has been a matter of concern as the latest data showed nearly half of them have been infected with Covid-19 in the past nine months. As of December 13, more …

Coronavirus infections this week up 3.3% incl. 5,641 more today
4 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus infections this week up 3.3% incl. 5,641 more today

NL Times  

Another 5,641 people in the Netherlands tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection, the most in six days, public health agency RIVM said on Thursday. So far this week, 19,266 people have tested positive for the viral infection, a 3.3 percent hike over the same period last week. The combined patient total was more than 13 percent lower than a …

ICMR approves CCMB Hyderabad's new Covid-19 testing method
4 years, 1 month ago

ICMR approves CCMB Hyderabad's new Covid-19 testing method

India Today  

The Indian Council of Medical Research has approved a dry swab, RNA extraction-free testing method for Covid-19 that has been developed by the CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology in Hyderabad. In the conventional testing method, nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal swab samples are transported to testing centres, sometimes even hundreds of km away. CCMB researchers found that VTM can be totally …

Sewage testing is no magic bullet in our fight against COVID-19. But it can help
4 years, 1 month ago

Sewage testing is no magic bullet in our fight against COVID-19. But it can help

ABC  

We're often hearing alerts for different areas after traces of coronavirus are found in the wastewater, or sewage. Wastewater from a suburban area may contain mainly household effluent, whereas a sample from a more industrial area could contain various chemicals that may interfere with detecting the viral RNA. Once traces of SARS-CoV-2 show up in wastewater, it's a likely indication …

Nine Found Covid-19 Positive in Noida's Random Testing at Delhi Borders
4 years, 1 month ago

Nine Found Covid-19 Positive in Noida's Random Testing at Delhi Borders

News 18  

A total of 178 people coming from Delhi to Noida were randomly tested for COVID-19 at the border of the two cities on Thursday and nine of them were found positive, officials said. The Gautam Buddh Nagar administration on Wednesday had started random testing for people coming to Noida from Delhi in view of the spike in coronavirus cases in …

Symptom-based screening for Covid at airports is ‘ineffective’, says CDC report
4 years, 1 month ago

Symptom-based screening for Covid at airports is ‘ineffective’, says CDC report

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Screening air passengers for symptoms associated with coronavirus is “resource-intensive” and “ineffective” according to a new …

COVID-19 sewage testing helping guide coronavirus testing as Australia tries to stop the spread
4 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19 sewage testing helping guide coronavirus testing as Australia tries to stop the spread

ABC  

Sudhi Payyappat admits it's not the most glamorous job. Mr Payyappat said testing wastewater for COVID-19 was a "difficult" process. Inside the lab Mr Payyappat said hydrochloric acid was added to the 100ml sample to bring the pH level "down to 3". Sewage testing making 'strong correlation' Australian National University microbiology professor Peter Collignon said sewage testing was equivalent to …

UK tests sewage to provide early warning for COVID-19 spread
4 years, 2 months ago

UK tests sewage to provide early warning for COVID-19 spread

India TV News  

Taking a step further to control the spread of coronavirus infection, the United Kingdom government is working on detecting traces of COVID-19 virus in sewage to provide an early warning for local outbreaks. “Monitoring and sampling wastewater offer another tool to help us identify outbreaks early on – helping NHS Test and Trace and local authorities target hotspots quickly and …

UK is Now Predicting Whether Coronavirus Can Break Out in a Locality by Testing their Sewage
4 years, 2 months ago

UK is Now Predicting Whether Coronavirus Can Break Out in a Locality by Testing their Sewage

News 18  

A UK government-led project is working on detecting traces of coronavirus in sewerage to provide an early warning for local outbreaks and sharing the data with the official National Health Service Test and Trace network as part of efforts to control the spread of infections. Monitoring and sampling wastewater offer another tool to help us identify outbreaks early on helping …

Coronavirus | Serosurvey finds that 32.3% residents in Chennai have developed SARS-CoV-2 antibodies
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus | Serosurvey finds that 32.3% residents in Chennai have developed SARS-CoV-2 antibodies

The Hindu  

The second serological survey in the city has found that one-third of the population has been exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 infection and has developed antibodies. According to the Greater Chennai Corporation, of the 6,389 samples tested, 2,062 were positive for the presence of IgG antibodies, recording an overall positivity of 32.3%. These samples would be tested in the State Public …

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