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Public Health England found two cases without travel history on December 22
A further one was discovered on January 5 and then eight more on January 26
The door-to-door testing campaign began yesterday, February 2, to stop variant
Critics said they were astonished it had taken so long to act and it was too late
Walsall was included in surge testing despite its only case being in December
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image captionPeople arrive at a mobile unit in Walsall borough
Two mobile Covid-19 testing units have been set up in Walsall after the South African variant of the virus was detected in the borough.
Walsall Council is also to start delivering testing kits to households towards the end of the week.
The authority has advised those aged 18 or above living or working in the WS2 area to take a test once offered, even if they are not showing symptoms.
A steady trickle of people was reported at one of the units earlier.
They are based at Walsall Arena and Arts Centre, on the border of the WS2 postcode area, and Walsall College.