Covid-19 fragments found in Sydney sewage system with no known cases
Sewage alert for 77,000 Australians as coronavirus fragments are found in wastewater from dozens of NSW suburbs with NO known cases Covid-19 fragments were found in Ropes Creek sewage system in Sydney's west The wastewater treatment plant affects residents in 27 nearby suburbs
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More than 77,000 Australians have been put on alert after Covid-19 fragments were found in a sewage system.
The fragments were found in the Ropes Creek sewage treatment plant in Sydney's west with those in nearby suburbs urged to monitor for symptoms and get tested immediately if they appear.
NSW Health said the detection of traces of the virus is concerning as there are no known cases in the area.
The wastewater plant serves residents in suburbs Minchinbury, Dharruk, Hassall Grove, Blackett, Bidwill, Plumpton, Oakhurst, Hebersham, Emerton, Ropes Crossing, North St Marys, St Clair, Oxley Park, Colyton, Mount Druitt, Rooty Hill.
