15 April 2021 | International
VARIANT WOES: A large queue of people lined up waiting to be tested in Brockwell Park, Lambeth. PHOTO: Getty Images
BBC
LONDON
The outbreak of the Covid-19 variant in south London appears to have been triggered by an individual who travelled from Africa in February, according to documents seen by the BBC.
Surge testing has begun in Wandsworth and Lambeth after 44 confirmed and 30 probable cases were identified.
The country involved was not on the red list for mandatory hotel quarantine at that time, but it is now.
The government said strong measures were in place to find new cases.
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Patchwork state rules leave vaccine selfies open to envy, judgment
Candice Choi
The Associated Press
NEW YORK Before posting a selfie with her COVID-19 vaccination card on Twitter, Aditi Juneja debated whether to include an explanation for why she was eligible for a shot.
“The first draft of the tweet had an explanation,” says Juneja, a 30-year-old lawyer in New York City.
After some thought, she decided to leave out that her body mass index is considered obese, putting her at higher risk of serious illness if infected. A friend who disclosed the same reason on social media was greeted with hateful comments, and Juneja wanted to avoid that.
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This image shows part of a Feb. 24 Instagram post by Jeff Klein of Austin, Texas, holding his COVID-19 vaccination card. The 44-year-old musician notes he was given a shot as a volunteer at a mass vaccination hub at the Alamodome in San Antonio. “I definitely mentioned it on purpose, because I didn’t want people to get the wrong idea.” Jeff Klein via AP
Modified: 3/8/2021 1:12:42 PM
NEW YORK Before posting a selfie with her COVID-19 vaccination card on Twitter, Aditi Juneja debated whether to include an explanation for why she was eligible for a shot.