South African Covid variant: Walsall test units open
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South African Covid variant: Walsall test units open
South African Covid variant: Walsall test units open
Two mobile Covid-19 testing units have been set up in Walsall after the South African
variant of the virus was detected in the borough.
Walsall Council is also to start delivering testing kits to households towards the end
of the week.
The authority has advised those aged 18 or above living or working in the WS2
area to take a test once offered, even if they are not showing symptoms.
A "steady trickle" of people was reported at one of the units earlier.
They are based at Walsall Arena and Arts Centre, on the border of the WS2
postcode area, and Walsall College.
Walsall is one of eight areas across England where the South African variant
has been detected, leading to the roll-out of enhanced - or surge - testing via
mobile sites to trace any further transmission.
The national surge programme aims to reach 80,000 people in a bid to crack
down on the more infectious version of the virus.
While the government has issued guidance to say those aged above 16 in
the targeted areas should be tested, Walsall has set a minimum age limit of 18
on its surge provision.
The borough's public health director Stephen Gunther said it was because they
were working locally on the basis that those under 18 were likely to be
in households with adults. And should the adults test positive, he said, younger
occupants would be identified via that process.
Earlier, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said anyone in the area who had
not been contacted about a test, and was unsure whether they should have one,
should find out via the council's website.
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