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  1. Public told to expect more SA variant Covid in region

    A public health leader has warned there are expected to be more cases of the South African variant of coronavirus in the region, after a case was identified in Walsall.

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    Birmingham City Council's director of public health Dr Justin Varney told a regional meeting: "Walsall is the first, there will be others in the West Midlands I'm sure."

    The case is not being linked to international travel and the council is working with Public Health England in a bid to stop it spreading.