What is Wastewater Based Epidemiology for COVID testing?
Channel: Nitya Jacob
Date: 2022-12-20

Nitya Jacob talks about WBE for detecting COVID in sewage, as an advance warning method that many countries have used. It is still not widely used in India despite the overwhelming evidence that is can be a cost-effective and quick means to find where COVID is prevalent and take precautions. This surveillance is non-intrusive. It is all the more needed now, given the fresh threat of the virus from China.