Mr Keogh told The Irish Times he thought it would be unlikely that the finished product would be used by the HSE itself unless in extreme emergencies as they likely have sufficient equipment. However, he added it could be used in an emergency locally and also in other countries that don’t have as many resources.
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COVID19 is well tracked in wastewater, in Ireland we have the National SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Surveillance Program led by @WimGMeijer & colleagues in UCD.
Week 25, map of % change in virus load from last week, everywhere steady high/increase
#COVID19
https://www.hpsc.ie/a-z/respiratory/coronavirus/novelcoronavirus/surveillance/wastewatersurveillanceprogramme/nwsp_main_public_Wk%2025.html
