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Netherlands - Corona tests at all wastewater treatment plants

Gert van der Hoek

Gert van der Hoek

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News item | 06/23/2020 |

Minister Hugo de Jonge (VWS) asked RIVM to monitor all 352 sewage treatment plants in the Netherlands daily for the presence of the corona virus. These data are intended to be included in the pre-existing corona dashboard so the spread and possible outbreaks of the virus can be better identified at an earlier stage.

In recent months, RIVM has conducted research at 29 locations into the virus in sewage water. It shows that the virus is already visible in feces before people experience symptoms of the virus. This means that the virus can be detected in sewage from people who have symptoms as well as those who have no symptoms or who have not yet developed.
 
"This means that the virus can be detected in sewage ..." I suspect this should read 'This means that viral RNA can be detected in sewage' which is not the same thing. The RNA can not cause infections virions can, if they have cultured replicating virus from the sewage that is a problem we need to look at.
 
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Europe 00:58, 21-Jul-2020

Netherlands leads the way with nationwide COVID-19 sewage testing

Stefan de Vries from Utrecht

Amid the fight against COVID-19, human waste is fast becoming the proverbial canary in the coal mine. And it is Dutch wastewater scientists who are helping to set the trend of the early warning system.

In The Netherlands, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) has been analyzing sewage water for the presence of COVID-19 at several sites across the country since February.

According to Ana Maria de Roda Husman, Head of Environment at the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, 'we are the first in the world to do these analyses on a national level.'

... "You spread the virus when you go to the bathroom, even if you don't know you're infected yet. So testing the water becomes a crucial early warning system."

https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2020-0...COVID-19-sewage-testing-ShzEz63aMg/index.html
 
Sewage samples from July 22

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