Surge testing to be deployed in Wandsworth and Lambeth

NHS Test and Trace is providing additional testing and genomic sequencing across parts of South London, predominantly Wandsworth and Lambeth, where 44 confirmed cases, and 30 probable cases, of the variant first identified in South Africa have been found.

SPS commentary:

NHS Test and Trace is also providing additional testing and genomic sequencing in a targeted area within SE16 in Southwark where an additional confirmed case of the variant first identified in South Africa has been found. Genomic sequencing results indicate that this case is linked to the cluster identified in Lambeth and Wandsworth. The confirmed case is self-isolating and their contacts have been identified.

Source:

Department of Health and Social Care

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Testing in SE16