Monday, 1 February 2021
Surrey Police's statement on surge in Covid-testing in parts of the borough
Surrey Local Resilience Forum
(SLRF) is working with Public Health England and the Department of Health and
Social Care to carry out a localised ‘surge testing’ programme in the
Goldsworth Park and St Johns areas of Woking.
This follows
notification that a specific variant of COVID-19 has been identified from two
positive tests in the area, in residents who have no links to travel or
previous variant cases.
The variant is known as
the SARS-CoV-2 variant (also known as VOC-202012/02) which originated in South
Africa.
Residents within the
affected area will be visited, with the request that they carry out a COVID-19
PCR test whether they have symptoms or not. A map of the affected area can be
found here - www.surreycc.gov.uk/wokingsurgetesting
This will enable us, working closely
with PHE, NHS Test & Trace and the Joint Biosecurity Centre to closely
monitor any community spread of the new variant, and restrict further transmission.
There is currently no evidence
that the SARS-CoV-2 variant causes more severe illness, or that the regulated
vaccine would not protect against it.
Residents in the affected areas, and
across Woking, should remain calm and continue to follow the national
restrictions that are currently in place.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 1:40 pm
