Some people will be asked to get Covid tests over suspected cases of the Indian, or Delta, variant.
But in Northern Ireland, cases of the Delta variant have been "sporadic and episodic," according to Dr Stephen Bergin, the PHA's interim director of public health."However, today in Kilkeel, we've noted that there may be a small number of probable cases - now I say probable because they have to be confirmed in the laboratory.
"This virus we know can often by asymptomatic so we want to detect asymptomatic cases as soon as possible and break the transmission chain."Households in the area covered by the PHA testing will be contacted directly by the agency in the coming days. "The Public Health Agency are encouraging asymptomatic people in the area to get tested to help stop any possible spread," the Sinn Féin MLA said.Democratic Unionist Party assembly member Jim Wells said the additional testing measures "shouldn't alarm people".
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