Coronavirus updates: Colleges are tracking virus spread by analyzing sewage

Creighton Prep suspends football practice after student tests positive for COVID-19 [View in a Browser]( [KETV NewsWatch 7]( CORONAVIRUS UPDATES Sep 06, 2020 [Facebook logo]( [Twitter logo]( [Youtube logo]( The Latest Colleges across the nation — from New Mexico to Tennessee, Michigan to New York — are turning tests of sewage into a public health tool. The work comes as institutions hunt for ways to keep campuses open despite vulnerabilities like students’ close living arrangements and drive to socialize. The tests work by detecting genetic material from the virus, which can be recovered from the stools of about half of people with COVID-19, studies indicate. The concept has also been used to look for outbreaks of the polio virus. Sewage testing is especially valuable because it can evaluate people even if they aren’t feeling sick and can detect a few cases out of thousands of people, experts say. One wastewater-flagged quarantine of 300 students at Arizona State University, for example, turned up two cases. Both were students who were asymptomatic, but they could potentially still have spread the virus. TOP STORIES [The school also canceled its upcoming varsity and junior varsity games ]( [Creighton Prep suspends football practice after student tests positive for COVID-19 »]( [Here you can get the latest information on the coronavirus, or COVID-19, in Nebraska and resources to be prepared and keep your family safe.]( [Coronavirus in Nebraska, Iowa: The latest headlines and resources to keep you informed »]( [Facing an “unprecedented drop” in freight traffic, Union Pacific President and CEO Lance Fritz announced Tuesday non-union workers will be required to take four weeks of unpaid leave, executives will face 25% pay cuts.]( [Union Pacific announces weeks of unpaid leave and pay cuts for employees, executives »]( [Russian authorities have singled out teachers — as well as doctors — as key workers who will get access to the vaccine first, even before crucial phase 3 human trials have finished.]( [Vladimir Putin's COVID-19 vaccine meets opposition from frontline workers in Russia »]( MORE STORIES [Russian authorities have singled out teachers — as well as doctors — as key workers who will get access to the vaccine first, even before crucial phase 3 human trials have finished.]( [Vladimir Putin's COVID-19 vaccine meets opposition from frontline workers in Russia »]( [Colleges across the nation — from New Mexico to Tennessee, Michigan to New York — are turning tests of waste into a public health tool.]( [Colleges combating coronavirus turn to stinky savior: sewage »]( [The total number of cases associated with the wedding and reception now stands at 147.]( [3 deaths, nearly 150 COVID-19 cases linked to Maine wedding reception »]( [With Congress deadlocked for months on a new coronavirus relief package, many states haven't had the luxury of waiting to see whether more money is on the way. Some that have delayed budget decisions are growing frustrated by the uncertainty.]( [States plan for cuts as Congress deadlocks on more virus aid »]( MANAGE YOUR ACCOUNT [Manage your email newsletter subscriptions »]( For the very latest information, download our free apps [Download our iOS app]( [Download our Android app]( [KETV NewsWatch 7]( [Facebook logo]( [Twitter logo]( [YouTube logo]( To ensure email delivery, add emailnews@email.ketv.com to your address book or safe senders list © 2020 Hearst Television Inc. 300 W 57th Street, New York NY 10019 [Privacy Notice]( | [Terms of Use]( | [Unsubscribe](