SARS-CoV-2 May Spread Via Sewage

A new investigation published on October 12, 2020, has for the first time pointed to the possibility that the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus might spread by sewage. This finding is based on data from China that highlights the importance of sewage management, especially in densely-populated places, such as urban slums and low-income communities in developing countries.

On August 7, 2020, the WHO stated the detection of non-infective RNA fragments of SARS-CoV-2 in untreated wastewater and/or sludge has been reported in a number of settings, such as Milan, Italy; Murcia, Spain; Brisbane, Australia; multiple locations in the Netherlands; and in Paris, France.