Initial findings show the South African Covid variant has not been found after Maidstone surge testing operation
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Updated: 15:59, 09 March 2021
Initial findings show the South African Covid variant has not been detected during surge testing carried out in parts of Maidstone last month, the government has said.
The huge operation, which saw 9,633 tests delivered in three days and emergency service workers going door-to-door to drop off swabs, finished on February 4, but the final results have yet to be published.
Emergency service workers went door-to-door in February asking residents in parts of Maidstone to take a Covid test Picture: Barry Goodwin
The surge testing was in response to a case of the South African variant being found in the ME15 postcode, which couldn't be linked to international travel or other variant cases.