A district health authority in China is asking for more testing to be done in order to find out if people have been infected with a new variant of the Covid19 virus. This variant is reportedly causing a surge in cases of the virus. They are also asking for all positive cases of Covid19 to be genotyped to see if they have the new variant. They are also advising people not to panic, but to take precautions, especially when going to crowded places.