Corona spread: The early warning system in wastewater

For Nießen, also chairman of the Federal Association of Physicians in the Public Health Service, the different figures show how analyzes of the wastewater can help to better assess the pandemic situation. It is therefore not surprising that, as the chief medical officer, he demands that wastewater be examined across the board in Germany. “It would be ideal if all municipalities would take part,” says Nießen. “The more cities that take part, the more precise our picture of the infection process will be.”