More areas will have additional testing made available to control and suppress the spread of Covid-19 variants. Working in partnership w...
More areas will have additional testing made available to control and suppress the spread of Covid-19 variants.
Working in partnership with local authorities, additional surge testing and sequencing is being deployed to targeted areas around Worcestershire WR3, an area in Sefton PR9, and areas in Bristol and South Gloucestershire, where Covid-19 variants have been found.
Surge testing is in addition to existing extensive testing, and in combination with the lockdown rules and remembering hands-face-space, will help to monitor and suppress the spread of the virus.
Positive cases will be sequenced for genomic data to help understand Covid-19 variants and their spread within these areas.
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