Paris finds ‘minuscule traces’ of coronavirus in its non-potable water

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Paris finds ‘minuscule traces’ of coronavirus in its non-potable water
AFP
Monday 20 April 2020

“Minuscule traces” of the new coronavirus have been found in Paris’s non-potable water such as the supply used for cleaning streets, a city official said, adding that the city’s drinking water is at no risk of contamination.

The Paris water authority’s laboratory detected tiny amounts of the virus in four of 27 samples collected from around the capital, leading to an immediate shutdown of the network as a precaution, Celia Blauel told AFP.

Drinking water is supplied from a “totally independent” network and “can be consumed without any risk,” stressed Blauel, the city’s top environmental official...https://english.alarabiya.net/en/cor...ble-water.html

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Coronavirus Delaware: Study Of New Castle County Wastewater Suggests 10 Times More People Infected Than Number Of Confirmed Cases

By CBS3 StaffApril 23, 2020 at 7:21 pm


NEW CASTLE COUNTY, Del. (CBS) — A unique new study of sewer water in New Castle County estimates the number of people with COVID-19 is much higher than what’s been reported. The study examined traces of COVID-19 bacteria in wastewater.

It suggests more than 15,000 people in t...https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/20...nfirmed-cases/

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coronavirus traces found in Massachusetts wastewater at levels far higher than expected


By Jackie Salo

April 9, 2020 | 4:47pm | Updated
Coronavirus traces found in Massachusetts wastewater at levels far higher than expected

Coronavirus was detected in Massachusetts sewage at higher levels than expected, suggesting there are many more undiagnosed patients than previously known, according to a new study...https://nypost.com/2020/04/09/corona...ts-wastewater/

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Study Says COVID-19 Passes in Stool, Sewage, and Wastewater


We can detect diseases spreading in communities by testing sewage.

Coronavirus can survive in your guts, and eventually pass in stool, sewage, and wastewater, a study finds. This means that COVID-19 may be spreading in ways we may not be aware of. According to a separate research, it is possible for virus particles to be shed through stool and bodily fluids.

Because most of our wastewater end up in sewage systems, testing sewage helps keep track of what viruses and infections are going around in the community, even before they are detected in human-to-human transmissions.

Interestingly, among the symptoms of COVID-19 are abdominal ache and diarrhea, which indicate the presence of COVID-19 virus in your guts, where a huge portion of the immune system is also found.

The virus’s prevalence in sewage and wastewater in the community can offer valuable insight in determining the scale and prevale..https://www.esquiremag.ph/life/healt...416?ref=feed_1

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COVID-19: New research examines wastewater to detect community spread


At least 440 people were likely infected with COVID-19 in the area around the treatment facility in Massachusetts — much higher than reported cases
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