Covid surge testing to start in East London after Brazilian and South African variants found

Published May 01 2021 at 7:03 PM GMT

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SURGE testing will be deployed in East London after cases of the South African and Brazilian coronavirus variant were discovered.
Health leaders today encouraged anyone living in the E1 postcode of Tower Hamlets to take a test.
The Department of Health said all the confirmed cases were self-isolating, and there were no links between the.