RE: New Surge Testing13 Apr 2021 10:37
Health officials have launched the “largest surge testing operation to date” in south London after the discovery of a “significant" cluster of the South African Covid-19 variant.
At least 74 cases of the mutation — 44 confirmed and 40 probable — have been identified in Wandsworth and Lambeth, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said.
Anyone aged 11 and over who lives, works or travels through the areas being urged to take a Covid-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, on top of using twice-weekly rapid testing.
The identified cases are isolating or have been in isolation,the DHSC said.