'South African' Virus Variant Prompts Testing Blitz

SOUTHPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 03: NHS Test and Trace staff begin Covid-19 testing at a drive in centre to track down a South African coronavirus variant found in the area on February 03, 2021 in Southport, United Kingdom. Health authorities have found more than 100 cases of a coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa, prompting a scramble to deploy new testing initiatives across eight areas in England. It is thought the variant is more contagious, but not more deadly, than the variant that has predominated in England throughout the covid-19 pandemic. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
SOUTHPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 03: NHS Test and Trace staff begin Covid-19 testing at a drive in centre to track down a South African coronavirus variant found in the area on February 03, 2021 in Southport, United Kingdom. Health authorities have found more than 100 cases of a coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa, prompting a scramble to deploy new testing initiatives across eight areas in England. It is thought the variant is more contagious, but not more deadly, than the variant that has predominated in England throughout the covid-19 pandemic. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
'South African' Virus Variant Prompts Testing Blitz
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