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Covid: South Africa variant found in Hampshire village – BBC News
Surge testing will be held in the area along with similar schemes in Middlesbrough and Walsall.
image captionMass tests are being carried out in Middlesbrough after a case of the South African variant was found
A case of the South African variant of Covid-19 has been identified in a village in Hampshire.
Anyone aged 16 or over in Bramley, near Basingstoke, will be subjected to surge testing from next week.
Additional tests will also be held in Middlesbrough and Walsall following recent discoveries of the variant first identified in South Africa.
Concerns have been raised that the mutation…
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