Employees of Kando, a wastewater management technology form, demonstrate a project whereby sewer surveillance can pinpoint unknown outbreaks of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by identifying traces of the virus in the sewage system, in Ashkelon southern Israel July 30, 2020. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
ASHKELON, Israel (Reuters) - Sewer surveillance in Israel's coastal city of Ashkelon has pinpointed unknown outbreaks of COVID-19 by identifying traces of the virus in the sewage system.
The project, similar to those undertaken in other countries, was carried out by wastewater management technology firm Kando and researchers from Israeli educational institutions including Ben Gurion University and the Technion in Haifa.
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