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Needles containing doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine are seen in trays at a vaccination centre in Cardiff on the first day of the largest immunisation. Image: PA Wire/Justin Tallis STAFF at a mass vaccination centre in Cardiff have tested positive for coronavirus just days after it opened. Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (CVUHB) did not confirm which centre was affected, but said anyone identified as a close contact would be asked to self isolate. It comes as new testing sites are being opened around the city due to a surge in cases, with Covid-19 infection rates in the Welsh capital having risen by 90% in the past week alone.
Staff at a mass vaccination centre in Cardiff have tested positive for COVID-19 amid a sharp rise in the city s infection rate.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (CVUHB) confirmed to Sky News that nine people had tested positive for the virus at a vaccination centre in Splott.
It comes as new testing sites are being opened around the city due to a surge in cases, with the infection rate having risen by 90% in the past week alone. We can confirm that a number of staff have tested positive at one of our Mass Vaccination Centres, CVUHB said in a tweet. We are implementing testing of staff at the centre and anyone that is identified as a close contact will be asked to self-isolate.
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taff at a mass vaccination centre in Cardiff have tested positive for coronavirus just days after it opened.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (CVUHB) did not confirm which centre was affected but said close contacts of the staff would be asked to self isolate.
Nine members of staff at a mass vaccination centre in Cardiff have tested positive for coronavirus.
It comes as new testing sites are being opened around the city due to a surge in cases, with infection rates in the Welsh capital rising by 90 per cent in the last week.
In a post on Twitter, CVUHB said: We can confirm that a number of staff have tested positive at one of our Mass Vaccination Centres.
Staff test positive for Covid-19 at Cardiff vaccination centre
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15 December 2020, 9:53 pm
Staff at a mass vaccination centre in Cardiff have tested positive for Covid just days after it opened.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (CVUHB) did not confirm which centre was affected, but said anyone identified as a close contact would be asked to self isolate.
It comes as new testing sites are being opened around the city due to a surge in cases, with Covid-19 infection rates in the Welsh capital having risen by 90% in the past week alone.
In a post on Twitter, CVUHB said: “We can confirm that a number of staff have tested positive at one of our Mass Vaccination Centres. We are implementing testing of staff at the centre and anyone that is identified as a close contact will be asked to self-isolate.