“A very small number” of coronavirus variants have been detected in Wiltshire, the council’s public health boss has revealed, but they are not of concern to the wider community.
These variants, classed as variants under investigation, are not as worrisome as variants of concern but are still being carefully monitored.
Kate Blackburn, Wiltshire Council’s director for public health, said: “We’ve had a very small number of variants under investigation. They have all been managed, the steps that were required of the individual in terms of isolation were all done so there was no onward risk into the community.”