Since the beginning of the epidemic, wastewater has been a Covid-19 epidemic indicator. The Obépine network has found traces of the virus over the past weeks, as the data are slightly increasing again.
As the Academy of Medicine recommended earlier in July to systematically monitor coronavirus in French water treatment plants, a "low level" of traces of Covid-19 has been found again in Paris waterwaste.
While many beaches have reopened and many people are counting on enjoying nature again and swimming in the sea, lake or river, is there any risk Covid-19 can spread through water? Let’s have a look on the matter.