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Coronavirus (COVID-19)—DHSC announces surge testing in Derbyshire

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Published on: 03 June 2021

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LNB News 03/06/2021

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Issue Date: 03 June 2021

Published Date: 03 June 2021

Jurisdiction(s): England

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that additional surge testing is to be deployed in Gamesley Ward, High Peak in Derbyshire, after confirmed cases of the Indian coronavirus (COVID-19) variant were identified. All individuals, including all children over the age of five, in the area are urged to take a coronavirus PCR test, whether they are showing symptoms or not and are advised to continue using twice-weekly rapid testing alongside the PCR test as part of surge testing.

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