NUS hostel residents to be swabbed - new levels of surveillance

[Showster]

New level of detection and surveillance

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/nus-hostel-residents-to-be-swabbed-after-covid-19-rna-found-in-wastewater

Edited March 22, 2021 by Showster

[Wind30]

This kind of surveilance is really good. simple and cost effective. Just need someone to collect the sample.... 

seems it is not new, and have been doing it since Dec.

Sometimes I wonder our low cases is because we not so active in testing. Glad to see the government is doing a lot in the background.

Edited March 23, 2021 by Wind30

[JanM]

3 hours ago, Showster said:

New level of detection and surveillance

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/nus-hostel-residents-to-be-swabbed-after-covid-19-rna-found-in-wastewater

could this be caused by the vaccine itself ?  assuming that they are assaying for the rna part that encodes for the spike

[Sosaria]

Could be anything... only residents can use the toilets that lead to that particular waste-water tank where the sample was collected?

Could be contractors doing maintenance work also use toilets in the residence, and it ends up in the same tank?

Could be some residents sneak in outside acquaintances for mass orgy?? (this being NUS we're talking about) And then the guests use the toilets?

Any scenario also possible - but now the residents have to bear the inconvenience.

Edited March 23, 2021 by Sosaria

[Kangadrool]

Sai jwee also test? Woah!

[Albeniz]

2 minutes ago, Kangadrool said:

Sai jwee also test? Woah!

Of course.

寧可殺錯,不可放過!

No stones stools will be left unturned.

Edited March 23, 2021 by Albeniz

[Showster]

 

The RNA by right should not be detectable. In theory, it makes our body cells produce the viral protein that triggers the antibody production and B cells...

The RNA should be broken down thereafter.

 

19 minutes ago, JanM said:

could this be caused by the vaccine itself ?  assuming that they are assaying for the rna part that encodes for the spike

 

[Wind30]

22 minutes ago, Sosaria said:

Could be anything... only residents can use the toilets that lead to that particular waste-water tank where the sample was collected?

Could be contractors doing maintenance work also use toilets in the residence, and it ends up in the same tank?

Could be some residents sneak in outside acquaintances for mass orgy?? (this being NUS we're talking about) And then the guests use the toilets?

Any scenario also possible - but now the residents have to bear the inconvenience.

?? whatever the scenario is, it is likely the residents are exposed to virus. Does not change that fact and the need for testing. 

[inlinesix]

17 minutes ago, Kangadrool said:

Sai jwee also test? Woah!

NEA uses the same method for workers dorm

 

[Kangadrool]

So my next question is, is NewWater safe to lim? LOL

[Mustank]

35 minutes ago, Kangadrool said:

So my next question is, is NewWater safe to lim? LOL

Safe lah

sai they already go and test liao

if water have, everyone Peng San Liao

[inlinesix]

1 hour ago, Kangadrool said:

So my next question is, is NewWater safe to lim? LOL

You mean those distributed during NDP?
I will avoid it. Osmo water.

[Beanoyip]

Collect sewage sample, easiest to find out if the nation got anyone got the virus or not..

[Kangadrool]

2 hours ago, inlinesix said:

You mean those distributed during NDP?
I will avoid it. Osmo water.

I think it's also distributed by pipes to most households now, after quarantine and mixing with normal water. 

[inlinesix]

12 minutes ago, Kangadrool said:

I think it's also distributed by pipes to most households now, after quarantine and mixing with normal water. 

For newater, it is pumped into the reservior.

From thereon, it is processed as per water from natural source.

[CremornePt]

8 hours ago, JanM said:

could this be caused by the vaccine itself ?

Could also be remnant trace amounts from a previous infection, ie. no longer infectious.