Three cases of the Indian Covid variant have been spotted in Leicester, sparking a testing blitz at a school to snuff out any potential cases.
The strain, linked to an explosion in cases in India, has officially been detected 132 times in the UK but experts say there are likely hundreds more.
Leicester s public health director Professor Ivan Browne said the Indian variant cases were all being investigated, isolated and contact-traced.
Health chiefs have not yet ordered surge testing in the city because there is no evidence it is spreading in the community. Professor Browne said targeted testing was being carried out at a local school as a precautionary measure .
Three India Covid variant cases found at Leicester school
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