{"id":55340,"date":"2022-02-25T17:06:30","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T17:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/?p=55340"},"modified":"2022-02-25T17:07:10","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T17:07:10","slug":"simple-and-effective-ways-to-protect-yourself-and-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/simple-and-effective-ways-to-protect-yourself-and-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple and effective ways to protect yourself and others"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The UK Health Security Agency, (UKHSA), has published a blog with <a 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