Human Waste Could Be The Next Big Weapon in Controlling COVID-19 Members of the UCSD community can download an app that tells them the COVID-19 status of the wastewater generated in the buildings where they spend the most time. In fact, it offers quite a bit of additional detail too, telling users whether any disease-causing microbes are flourishing in that sewage. If the COVID-19 virus is detected, campus regulars get a notification that they might be either infected or exposed, and they are urged to get tested. Knight Lab June 29, 2021 0 Share