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News update–Kailua Bay sewage spill: COVID? Other health issues? The environment? Dr. Scott Miscovich, Dr. Rick Bennett

The Hawaii State Department of Health Clean Water Branch has issued an advisory after around 20,000 gallons of sewage entered Kailua Bay due to a broken sewer line on Ali’i Drive near Sarona Lane.  State DOH says it has posted signs warning people to stay out of the bay until further notice, and that they are collecting water quality samples. A big question is, can either workers or swimmers or passersby who may have encountered the sewage spill on Saturday morning, July 11, contract COVID-19?  It’s known that exposure to sewage in water can cause anything from rashes to gastrointestinal

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