Testing ramped up after ‘Patient X’ with Brazil mutant Covid found in Croydon

The mystery person infected with the Manaus variant of coronavirus was tracked down to their home in south London, Matt Hancock has said.He told a Downing Street briefing ‘the evidence is this person in question stayed at home’ and there had been ‘no onward transmission’, but added that extra testing will be carried out in Croydon ‘as a precaution’.This is a breaking news story, more to follow…Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webne