CQ Health reveals COVID-19 fragments found in Emerald sewage
CQ Health advises anyone with COVID-19 symptoms to get tested and isolate until they receive a negative result.
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CQ Health revealed on Friday that fragments of a coronavirus strain had been found in Emerald sewage.
Viral fragments of SARS-CoV-2 have been confirmed in sewage during recent routine testing at the Emerald South wastewater treatment plant.
“The fragments could either indicate the presence of an undiagnosed case of COVID-19 in the community or that a case who is no longer infectious is still shedding fragments of the virus,” a statement revealed.
CQ Health advises anyone with COVID-19 symptoms to get tested and isolate until they receive a negative result.
“We encourage people from Emerald to get tested for COVID-19 if they have any symptoms that are consistent with COVID-19,” CQ Health stated.
Symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, fatigue, diarrhoea, nausea or vomiting, and loss of taste or smell.
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