The Cabildo of Lanzarote has already begun analyzing the island's wastewater to detect possible outbreaks of Covid-19, through the company Global Omnium. The technology company began taking samples this Tuesday, and then perform the analysis "with results in less than 24 hours." "The island has been divided into several zones and samples will be taken every 3 days," explain from the Corporation, which indicates that 18 sampling points have been established that have already begun to be analyzed.
This system, announced last week by the president of the Cabildo, María Dolores Corujo, aims to "permanently and stably track the presence of Covid-19 remains in its wastewater in order to have an early warning system to anticipate and locate possible outbreaks of the virus throughout the island."
"It is an unprecedented decision in the Canary Islands that will provide Lanzarote with a tool capable of anticipating the detection of virus remains by up to 10 days, since both asymptomatic and newly infected people excrete these remains from the first day, that is, before having symptoms," they emphasize from the Corporation.
"The key is the working system, since not only is the presence of concentrations of virus remains detected in the wastewater, but these remains are pursued 'upstream' through the collectors until the focus is detected," they add.
"From today, we are prepared to activate an Early Warning System with which we can sectorize and control the irruption of new outbreaks of COVID in real time at the level of detail that is indicated to us," says the spokesman for Global Omnium.
