{"id":129610,"date":"2021-06-21T21:14:18","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T21:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=129610"},"modified":"2021-06-21T21:14:18","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T21:14:18","slug":"surge-covid-testing-to-begin-in-leeds-with-people-aged-between-18-and-24-urged-to-come-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/surge-covid-testing-to-begin-in-leeds-with-people-aged-between-18-and-24-urged-to-come-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Surge Covid testing to begin in Leeds with people aged between 18 and 24 urged to come forward"},"content":{"rendered":"

SURGE Covid-19 testing is set to be rolled out in Leeds amid a rise in cases of the Delta variant. <\/p>\n

Everyone who lives and works in two of the city's areas is urged to take a test, especially those aged between 18 and 24.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd35<\/strong> Read our coronavirus live blog\u00a0for the latest updates<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The areas where surge testing will start from Tuesday are Headingley and Hyde Park and Little London and Woodhouse.<\/p>\n

The Department of Health announced the roll out in a statement today. <\/p>\n

"Surge testing will commence tomorrow (Tuesday 22 June) in Headingley and Hyde Park and Little London and Woodhouse wards following a rise in confirmed cases of the Delta (B.1.617.2) variant," the statement reads.<\/p>\n

"All the confirmed cases have been instructed to self-isolate and their contacts have been identified.<\/p>\n

"Everyone who lives or works in these areas, especially those between the ages of 18 and 24, are strongly encouraged to take a coronavirus (COVID-19) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, whether they are showing symptoms or not, and to come forward for a vaccine. Cases in both areas are particularly high among this age group, who are mostly unvaccinated.<\/p>\n

"Enhanced contact tracing will be used for individuals testing positive with a variant of concern (VOC). <\/p>\n

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"This is where contact tracers look back over an extended period to determine the route of transmission.<\/p>\n

"By using\u00a0PCR\u00a0testing, positive results are sent for genomic sequencing at specialist laboratories, helping us to identify COVID-19 cases with a\u00a0VOC\u00a0and then prevent their spread."<\/p>\n

It comes as 10,633Covid-19 cases were recorded in the UK on Monday, a rise of 31.4 per cent on the 7,742 reported this time last week.<\/p>\n

However, hospitalisations and deaths are still not as bad as they were in previous waves of the pandemic, with five deaths being recorded today. <\/p>\n

Despite the rise in cases hospitalisations remain at a daily rate of 226, with 1,413 admissions reported between June 9 and June 15.<\/p>\n

Boris Johnson who delayed June 21 'Freedom Day' by four weeks,\u00a0refused to rule out future lockdowns and warned Brits of a\u00a0"rough winter".<\/p>\n

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The PM said thatJuly 19's new\u00a0Freedom Day\u00a0was "looking good" – but opened the door to\u00a0reviving draconian restrictions\u00a0if "some new horror" emerges in the coming months.<\/p>\n

Health Secretary Matt Hancock today announced that plans for autumn booster jabs will be unveiled in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

He also said ministers were mulling plans to let double-jabbed Brits swap quarantine for lateral flow tests.<\/p>\n