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A HEALTH board has revealed there are five incidences of the Indian Covid variant in North Wales- all linked to the same returning traveller. The news was contained in a presentation given to Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board members at their monthly meeting on Thursday. Yesterday Public Health Wales said there were 25 confirmed cases of the variant in Wales, most linked to international travel, up from 11 the previous week. The board’s public health director Teresa Owen also said it was working with the National Arrival Team to locate people who had returned from abroad with coronavirus symptoms. Of around 3,000 people self-isolating in Wales 583 are in the North.
Five cases of Indian Covid variant found in North Wales
A health board has revealed there are five incidences of the Indian Covid variant in North Wales- all linked to the same returning traveller.
The news was contained in a presentation given to Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board members at their monthly meeting on Thursday.
Yesterday Public Health Wales said there were 25 confirmed cases of the variant in Wales, most linked to international travel, up from 11 the previous week.
The board’s public health director Teresa Owen also said it was working with the National Arrival Team to locate people who had returned from abroad with coronavirus symptoms.
A COVID Support Hub is now available in Holyhead that will provide testing kits and support to those living in the community. From Tuesday, 11 May residents are able to make an appointment with the Citizens Advice Service in the Anglesey town to obtain a Lateral Flow Device (LFT). LFDs are used to identify people with COVID-19 who are not showing symptoms. Around 1 in 3 individuals with the virus do not have any symptoms, and if left undetected they will continue to spread the virus. Testing those without symptoms is an important tool in the fight against COVID-19. Each positive case identified can help prevent many more infections.