First cases of the South African strain have been found in Manchester - here's why 'surge' testing won't be done
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox All positive Covid tests across a large part of south Manchester are to be automatically analysed by genetic experts from now on, after two cases of the South African variant were identified in the area and three further incidents of the Bristol strain.
Public Health England notified Manchester town hall of the discovery on Friday. It coincides with the discovery of two South African cases in Bolton, as reported by the M.E.N.
yesterday. However it is the third time new variant cases have been identified in Manchester this year and the city is now taking a new approach.
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