Sewage testing is no magic bullet in our fight against COVID-19. But it can help
- Written by Cobus Gerber, Associate Professor, University of South Australia
ShutterstockWe’re often hearing alerts for different areas after traces of coronavirus are found in the wastewater, or sewage.
Most recently, fragments were detected at Benalla, in Victoria’s north, and at Portland, not far from the South Australian border. The Victorian government subsequently closed the border to South Australia, and...





