# Video claims new Covid strain in Northampton: Full Fact says it is false

- By: Rumor Post Newsroom
- 2026-11-09T14:29:53.000Z

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**What the evidence says:** False. Full Fact, a UK fact-checking organisation, said on 9 November 2026 that the claim is false. According to Full Fact, Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service attended a street in the town on 22 October to help the East Midlands Ambulance Service after a concern for a person's welfare. The social housing manager Northamptonshire Partnership Homes said that everyone who went in wore protective clothing as a precaution and that the incident had nothing to do with Covid. According to Full Fact, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) called the claim a hoax and said it had not received any notification of a new strain in Northampton. Full Fact does not name the accounts spreading the video.

**Spread by:** Unidentified social media accounts

## Excerpt

A viral video claims a new Covid strain has been found in Northampton and that a lockdown is coming. Full Fact says it is false: the footage shows an emergency response on 22 October over a person's welfare.

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