Covid variant identified in Woking leads to surge testing launch

Surrey Local Resilience Forum (SLRF) is working with Public Health England and the Department of Health and Social Care to carry out a localised ‘surge testing’ programme in the Goldsworth Park and St Johns areas of Woking.

This follows notification that a specific variant of COVID-19 has been identified from two positive tests in the area, in residents who have no links to travel or previous variant cases. The variant is known as the SARS-CoV-2 variant (also known as VOC-202012/02) which originated in South Africa.

Further details can be found in the surge testing statement on Surrey County Council's website. 

It is important that all residents of Surrey remain vigilant and follow the hands, face, space guidance.