People are queueing up outside testing centres in Worcester after a “small number” of cases of the South African variant of coronavirus were detected in the area.
The cases of the new variant could not be traced back to international travel, suggesting it may have begun to spread within the community.
Adults living within the WR3 postcode and some parts of WR9 were encouraged to get tested for coronavirus urgently, and a mobile testing unit was set up in the car park of the White Hart pub, in the Fernhill Heath area of Worcester.
Those who are over 18, do not have symptoms and live within walking distance are eligible for a test.
A drive-through testing site is due to open in coming days, and authorities will also begin door-to-door testing. Those who are clinically vulnerable to coronavirus are being advised not to go to the testing site, with testing kits due to be delivered to them at home in the coming days.
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