Surge Covid tests in Merseyside after cases of India variant are found in area

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Surge Covid tests deployed in new area after cases of India variant are found

People walking near a warning sign in Bolton - where cases of the Indian variant have soaredA Department of Health spokesman said people in Formby with confirmed cases of the B.1.617 variant, which originated in India, have self-isolated.Formby, which has a population of around 22,000 people in the Sefton area, is about 13 miles from Liverpool.

The PM admitted ministers were “very anxious” about the mutation – which could be up to 60 per cent more transmissible than the Kent variant, although this has not been proven.A staff member at Green Lane Mosque in Birmingham puts up an information sign, ahead of Eid al-Fitr. Usually, thousands of worshippers would attend the Eid in the Park celebrationAs the mutation is a Variant of Concern, surge testing has been deployed in a number of hotspots, with locals told to be extra cautious.

He said he was optimistic he could ease restrictions on Monday as planned, and hoped to be able to continue with the June 21 freedoms.

 

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Stop scaremongering and shitstirring over something so minuscule, you're making a mountain out of a molehill because you can.

What happened to the Kent, SA, Brazil etc variants? Media scaremongering of those variants failed to live up to the billing. When do ppl say enough is enough? If vaccines work then the vulnerable r safe and we don't need more of these lockdowns.

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