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A Kent MP has questioned whether a medical ‘hub’ to cope with patients with Covid will be needed despite escalating numbers contracting the virus.
Covid patient numbers in Kent have almost doubled in a week - as the booster roll-out stalls in some parts of the county.
New figures show Kent hospital trusts have seen a staggering rise in the number of staff being forced off work due to Covid in recent weeks.
Covid rules for people travelling back to England are changing – a move the government says will make taking holidays more straightforward this year.
Nearly 50 firefighters across the county are self-isolating after testing positive for coronavirus.
Kent MP Greg Clark has urged the Prime Minister to consider a fourth jab for hospital staff and carers.
Parents off work and looking after a child with Covid are among the workers self-isolating who could be entitled to £500 in government help.
A 'fit and healthy' 27-year-old father has died of Covid after spending six weeks in hospital.
Trains will be running under a reduced timetable due to high numbers of railway staff being forced to isolate due to Covid.
Thousands of people are discovering they've got Covid as Omicron sweeps the country - here's what you should do if you get a positive test at home.
The Prime Minster says the military is preparing to step in to help NHS trusts cope with the impact of soaring Covid cases.
A temporary Nightingale ward capable of holding up to 100 patients will be completed next week in readiness for increased admissions.
A Tory MP has urged the Prime Minister to cut the quarantine period to five days as he claimed the country was in a "semi-lockdown".
With one hospital recording a critical incident because of staff shortages, we examine the situation across Kent.
Pupils at secondary schools are to be told to wear masks in classrooms in a bid to prevent the spread of Covid.
People joining women giving birth at one Kent hospital must show evidence of a negative lateral flow test as bosses try to combat the Omicron variant.
A University of Kent professor has explained the changes to isolation rules is a 'gamble' but necessary for the infrastructure of the country.
An MP has expressed his frustration at the "gridlock" in the availability of Covid testing kits.
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