Thousands of Sydneysiders have been told to be watchful for coronavirus symptoms after fragments of the virus were discovered in sewage in the Castle Hill area.
NSW Health said in a coronavirus update on Monday that fragments had been discovered in a wastewater network that covers the suburbs of Glenhaven, Dural, Kenthurst, Kellyville and Castle Hill.
“NSW Health is asking everyone in these areas to be especially vigilant in monitoring for symptoms, and if they appear get tested and isolate immediately until a negative result is received,” officials wrote in the update. So far, 226 people have been classified as close contacts of the family, but none of those people have tested positive.
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