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London coronavirus: Surge testing deployed in new part of London after South African Covid variant discovered The variant is thought to be more contagious and slightly more resistant to the Oxford vaccine 16:57, 10 MAY 2021 Get FREE email updates for West LondonInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. IM IN! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for...

London records one death from Covid in 24 hours as Brazil variant detected in North London The news brings hope the wave is receding Londoners are still being urged to Stay Home to Save Lives (Image: Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) London recorded one death from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the latest Government figures released on Tuesday (March 16) show. A further 451 cases were recorded across the capital in this update, bringing fresh hope that lockdown restriction...

Lambeth Council has become the first London borough to bring all Covid-19 contact tracing in-house in a new pilot scheme.

Surge testing is set to begin in an area of Barnet after a case of the South African variant of coronavirus was found. Barnet Council says a case of the variant was identified in East Finchley and cannot be traced back to international travel. The person has now recovered following a self-isolation period, the council said. Now, every person living in affected postcodes in East Finchley N2 over the age of 16 is being strongly encouraged to take a PCR Covid-19 test this week, even if t...

An urgent search is underway to find someone in England who tested positive for the worrying ‘Brazil’ variant of Covid but did not leave sufficient details to be traced afterwards. Two other cases, from South Gloucestershire, have been traced; but the whereabouts of a third person to test positive is unknown at present. This raises the disturbing prospect that more people could unknowingly become infected with the potentially more deadly ‘P.I’ strain from Brazil. The missing per...

An urgent search is underway to find someone in England who tested positive for the worrying ‘Brazil’ variant of Covid but did not leave sufficient details to be traced afterwards. Two other cases, from South Gloucestershire, have been traced; but the whereabouts of a third person to test positive is unknown at present. This raises the disturbing prospect that more people could unknowingly become infected with the potentially more deadly ‘P.I’ strain from Brazil. The missing per...

Lambeth residents who live and work in Oval are being asked to get a Covid-19 test after the South African variant was detected in the area.  

Testing is taking place in Worcester this weekend after the South African variant of Covid was found in the city.

Testing is taking place in Worcester this weekend after the South African variant of Covid was found in the city.

Worcester High Street. The South African Covid variant has been identified in the WR3 area. Photo by PA SURGE testing will be deployed to control the spread of a Covid-19 variant in Worcestershire after cases were identified near Worcester. Extensive surveillance of Covid-19 has discovered a small number of cases of the Covid-19 variant first discovered in South Africa, in localities across England, and the first cases have now been identified in the WR3 area of Worcestershire. Public ...