Grid monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 in sewage for early warning of community outbreaks: abridged secondary publication
T Zhang1, Y Deng1, GM Leung2, LLM Poon2, HM Tun2, XQ Xu1, XW Zheng1
1 Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
2 School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Sewage surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 may offer a
cost-effective approach to measuring infections at the
population level. It can uncover hidden transmission
chains and serve as a supplementary tool to clinical
testing to support public health actions.