Coronavirus: COVID traces found in Burwood Beach sewage treatment plant as evidence emerges about longer term impacts of virus

Anita Beaumont
Updated August 13 2020 - 1:24pm, first published 1:23pm
Picture: Max Mason-Hubers
Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

FRAGMENTS of COVID-19 have been detected in the sewage system of about 200,000 people in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, raising concerns that cases may have been missed.

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Anita Beaumont

Anita Beaumont

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Anita Beaumont is a health and general news reporter at the Newcastle Herald.

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