There are fears a new covid variant could be spreading across the country after people started reporting negative PCR then positive lateral flow tests.
People were experiencing contradictory results as theories started swirling over a new virus strain. After receiving positive results for lateral flow tests, people then reported negative PCR tests.The strange discrepancies, reported in the South West of England, prompted public health officials to launch a nationwide inquiry.Meanwhile, in the last 24-hour period 27 people have died after contracting coronavirus.In that same time period 1,908 new cases had also been identified.It brings the death toll since last March – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous
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