Wastewater is one of the reliable means of trending viral prevalence and would be useful to gauge when public messaging is needed to flatten the curve. Flu, COVID or otherwise. Even trending wastewater in international airports could raise early alarm bells of novel viruses from other countries.
Relevant to TO since we’re in !Toronto@lemmy.ca:
The increase in the GTA is so far much less steep than some other parts of Ontario. It could accelerate of course.
Wearing an N95 indoors still protects effectively, in case you don’t wanna get it. 💡
Wastewater is one of the reliable means of trending viral prevalence and would be useful to gauge when public messaging is needed to flatten the curve. Flu, COVID or otherwise. Even trending wastewater in international airports could raise early alarm bells of novel viruses from other countries.