PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Coronavirus: Disease Control (25 February 2021)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the South African variant of covid-19 can be identified through processing available at the Milton Keynes Lighthouse Laboratory.
Asked by:
Matt Western (Labour)
Asked by:
Matt Western (Labour)
Answer
The tests processed at Milton Keynes Lighthouse Laboratory will detect the South African variant as a SARS-CoV-2 RNA Positive result. Once SARS-CoV-2 RNA is positive, these samples are sent away to the Sanger Institute for sequencing to identify whether they are the South African or any other variant.
Answered by:
Helen Whately (Conservative)
3 March 2021
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