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      <title>We can't afford to drop our guard</title>
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      <title>COVID-19 cases down across the region but no room for complacency</title>
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      <description>West Midlands councils today warned there is no room for complacency as public health teams continue their efforts to prevent further COVID-19 lockdowns across the region.</description>
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      <description>A new COVID-19 walk-in testing centre has opened in Newtown</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2020 17:09:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Birmingham City Council releases Local Outbreak Control Plan</title>
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      <description>Birmingham City Council has released a Local Outbreak Plan to help manage any potential sporadic Covid-19 surges in the region.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2020 17:51:00 +0100</pubDate>
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