Variants may slip through net as sequencing of positive tests at border hits 3%
Variants may slip through net as sequencing of positive tests at border hits 3%
The UK has a good track record on genomic sequencing – so what’s going on at the borders? (Picture: AFP)
Covid-19 variants could be entering the country unchecked as sequencing of positive cases at the border has plummeted to just 3%.
Official figures reveal that of the 1,388 positive test results confirming an imported coronavirus infection, just 44 went on to be genome sequenced to check for…