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South African mutant Covid strain spreads to Essex Isabella Nikolic For Mailonline © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo The South African mutant Covid strain has spread to Essex and led to surge testing being launched in a new postcode after a single case was found.  Surge testing comprises of increased testing (including door-to-door testing in some areas) and enhanced contact tracing in specific locations across England.  It allows people without any coronavirus symptoms to be tested.  Surge testing has now been deployed in the CM13 postcode in Brentwood after the South African coronavirus strain was found.  Health Secretary Matt Hancock recently revealed that the number of cases of the South African and Brazilian variants of Covid are falling in the UK because of stricter border measures and surge testing. 

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