Feb 1, 2021
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Residents in a part of Surrey are to be urgently tested for Covid-19 after it emerged the South African strain of the virus may have started spreading in the community.
Two positive cases of the strain – which has been worrying scientists – have been identified in people with no links to travel or previous contact with those affected.
So far, 105 cases of the strain have been identified to date across the UK, but this is the first signal of wider community spread.
Britain detects South African variant in people with no travel links
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Reuters
February 01, 2021
Healthcare workers transport a patient at the Royal London Hospital, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continues, in London, Britain, January 26, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
LONDON:
Two people in southern England have tested positive for the South African variant of the coronavirus without having any links to people who have travelled recently, prompting “surge testing” to contain the outbreak.
Residents in parts of Surrey, to the south-west of London, will now be tested whether they are showing any symptoms or not, the local authority said.
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Britain detects SA variant in people with no travel links
Residents in parts of Surrey, to the south west of London, will now be tested whether they are showing any symptoms or not.
By Kate Holton and Michael Holden, Reuters
1 Feb 2021 14:23
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Eleven people in different regions have tested positive for the South African coronavirus variant without having any links to people who have travelled recently, prompting mass testing in the areas to contain the outbreak.
The government said on Monday the cases were now self-isolating and robust contact tracing had taken place to trace their contacts and ask them to self-isolate.
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UK Detects South African Coronavirus Variant In People With No Travel Links
Eleven people in different regions have tested positive for the South African coronavirus variant without having any links to people who have travelled recently, prompting mass testing in the areas to contain the outbreak.
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LONDON: Eleven people in different regions have tested positive for the South African coronavirus variant without having any links to people who have travelled recently, prompting mass testing in the areas to contain the outbreak.
The government said on Monday the cases were now self-isolating and robust contact tracing had taken place to trace their contacts and ask them to self-isolate.