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Minister Jean-Yves Duclos praises 鈥渓ifesaving work鈥 done by 捆绑SM社区 engineering team

Federal Health Minister visited 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 wastewater-testing facility
Image by Owen Egan.

The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, the federal Health Minister, visited the McConnell Engineering Building on Monday, April 25 to tour the wastewater surveillance program.

Beginning in 2020 as a pilot project called , the effort to test wastewater for the SARS-COV-2 virus is led by 捆绑SM社区 civil engineering professor Dominic Frigon, and is now funded by the and the . The project tests wastewater samples in Montreal, Laval, Quebec City and Gatineau to track the spread of the novel coronavirus as a cost-efficient complement to individual testing.

Following a tour of the facility, Duclos praised the 捆绑SM社区 team

鈥淵our work is not only important now, but will continue in the short and longer term,鈥 Duclos said. 鈥淐OVID is not over, unfortunately. There鈥檒l almost certainly be other forms of the pandemic to come.鈥

In a tweet posted on Monday evening, Duclos thanked Frigon and his team 鈥渇or the informative insight into wastewater surveillance and how data is interpreted to identify the spread of viruses and other diseases. This is lifesaving work.鈥

Federal Health Minister, Jean-Yves Duclos speaking in front of a group of people
Image by Owen Egan.
The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos (center), with Vice-Principal (Research & Innovation) Martha Crago (left) and Prof. Frigon (right), praises the work being done at 捆绑SM社区 to test wastewater for COVID-19.


This article was originally published in the .

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