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Hospital trust sets up Covid-19 swabbing centre

Hospital trust sets up Covid-19 swabbing centre

A new drive-thru facility has opened to tests NHS staff at hospitals in Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells for coronavirus.

Touring car team kickstart NHS fundraiser

Touring car team kickstart NHS fundraiser

Kent-based Team Hard Racing are raising money to support the fight against coronavirus.

Number of lockdown fines revealed

Number of lockdown fines revealed

The number of fines handed out to those flouting lockdown in Kent has been revealed - as crime plummets across the country.

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Holiday let owner still receiving booking requests

Holiday let owner still receiving booking requests

A holiday let owner has told how people from as far away as Hertfordshire are enquiring about staying in his seaside getaway during lockdown.

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Week-long festival cancelled due to Covid-19

Week-long festival cancelled due to Covid-19

Organisers of a popular music festival that has run for more than 50 years have announced 'with a heavy heart' it will not go ahead this summer.

'I could hear him struggling for breath and I just knew'

'I could hear him struggling for breath and I just knew'

A grandfather who died from coronavirus complications has been remembered by his heartbroken family following his death at a care home.

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School uses its equipment to make coronavirus face masks

School uses its equipment to make coronavirus face masks

A teacher is using his school's equipment to make face mask visors to give out to hard-pressed GPs, hospitals and healthcare workers.

Drive-thru testing begins for NHS staff

Drive-thru testing begins for NHS staff

Hundreds of health workers on the frontline against Covid-19 in Kent are being tested at drive-thru centres open ahead of the government's schedule.

Barbers still trading despite lockdown

Barbers still trading despite lockdown

Two barber shops have been rapped for trading despite being asked to close.

'They say they'll phone back but we hear nothing'

'They say they'll phone back but we hear nothing'

The owner of a salon open for 30 years says he could go under as he struggles to access government business support.

MP calls for Covid-19 inquiry

MP calls for Covid-19 inquiry

A senior Tory parliamentarian has called for a global investigation into the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic which began in China.

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Kent MP accuses Trump of trying to 'discredit' WHO

Kent MP accuses Trump of trying to 'discredit' WHO

A Kent MP has blasted Donald Trump's decision to cut funding to the World Health Organisation and accused him of trying to 'discredit' the agency.

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Fines issued as more people flout lockdown rules

Fines issued as more people flout lockdown rules

Fines and warnings have been issued to people breaking lockdown guidelines, including kite surfers, paddle boarders and a couple enjoying a beach BBQ.

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Major emergency bed plan unveiled for Kent's hospitals

Major emergency bed plan unveiled for Kent's hospitals

Kent County Council has pledged to spend a multimillion pound sum on emergency beds to relieve pressure on an "overburdened" hospital system.

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'Virus could be saviour of local fishing industry'

'Virus could be saviour of local fishing industry'

A fishing association chairman has helped launch a campaign encouraging people to buy locally-caught fish.

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University prints hundreds of shields for hospice staff

University prints hundreds of shields for hospice staff

Staff at the University of Kent have responded to a hospice charity's urgent call for equipment to help keep staff safe during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Game of Thrones star making visors for NHS

Game of Thrones star making visors for NHS

Kent actor Isaac Hempstead Wright is helping his stepdad make vital face visors for the health service.

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Hospital's gift wish list for patients

Hospital's gift wish list for patients

A hospital is appealing for toiletries and other items, which have become difficult to obtain for patients due to coronavirus visiting restrictions.

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