Italy Had Coronavirus in Sewage as Early as December, Study Says – Bloomberg
The coronavirus was present in Milan and Turin s sewage systems as early as December, two months before the first Covid-19 cases were detected in Italy, a new study shows.
Traces of SARS-Cov-2 have been found in samples of waste water taken in Milan and Turin on Dec. 18 and in Bologna on Jan. 29, said Giuseppina La Rosa, who led the research for a coming study from the country s ISS National Health Institute. More traces were detected in other test samples through January and February.