CDC: plan to monitor the spread of new coronavirus through sewage testing

According to US media reported on August 18 local time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched a new program to monitor the spread of new coronavirus in sewage. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in an updated statement on its website that the new waste water monitoring system will help local public health departments better understand the spread of the new coronavirus, and can track the spread of the new coronavirus in the community by detecting the residues of the new coronavirus in the sewage of residential areas and public places. < p > < p > previous studies have shown that NCV can be detected in the feces of patients who have been diagnosed with the disease and those who have not yet developed new coronavirus symptoms. Due to the current delay in testing and the limited tracking of contacts, the program will be an effective complement to understanding the spread of the disease in an area by increasing the frequency of waste water detection. (CCTV reporter Xu Chen and Xu Xiao)