2 Cases of South African Virus Variant in South of England Without Travel Links

2 Cases of South African Virus Variant in South of England Without Travel Links
A nurse takes a swab at a COVID-19 drive-through testing station in Chessington, UK, on March 30, 2020. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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Two people in the south of England have tested positive for the South African variant of the CCP virus—the first such cases with no identified links to travel from the country.

The discovery in Surrey sparked the rollout of local “surge testing” of thousands of people as local authorities try to stem the spread of the more transmissible variant.

Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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