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Town's secondary schools shut until new year as 'tipping point' reached

Town's secondary schools shut until new year as 'tipping point' reached

A Kent town currently does not have an operating secondary school after both decided to close their gates due to staff shortages.

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All you need to know as vaccine administered in Kent

All you need to know as vaccine administered in Kent

People in Kent are among the first in the world to receive the Covid vaccine - we break down everything you need to know about the rollout.

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More Covid marshals added to Kent streets

More Covid marshals added to Kent streets

Areas of Kent are boosting the number of Covid marshals, while others are hiring their first batch.

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Bin collection warning as Covid impacts staff numbers

Bin collection warning as Covid impacts staff numbers

A lack of staff due to self isolating has led to a warning that bins might not be emptied when they should be in a borough hit hard by coronavirus.

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'Stopping the virus is in community's power'

'Stopping the virus is in community's power'

Officials say testing and following the rules in Kent's most infected area is the only way to drive down the numbers as rates passed 600 per 100,000.

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Mass testing in hardest-hit areas 'within weeks'

Mass testing in hardest-hit areas 'within weeks'

Mass testing of people showing no symptoms of Covid-19 will be rolled out in two hard-hit areas of Kent within weeks.

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Trust records most Covid deaths in England

Trust records most Covid deaths in England

A hospitals trust hit hard by Covid-19 over summer has once again recorded the highest number of deaths in England.

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Cathedral to host fourth testing site

Cathedral to host fourth testing site

A fourth symptom-free testing site will open in part of Kent as part of plans to drive down the spread of coronavirus as cases continue to rise.

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School closes until January as Covid-19 cases rise

School closes until January as Covid-19 cases rise

A secondary school and sixth form college, which now has confirmed cases of coronavirus in each year group, has closed until after Christmas.

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Surgery stops seeing patients due to 'staff sickness'

Surgery stops seeing patients due to 'staff sickness'

A doctor's surgery has stopped seeing patients face-to-face due to staff being either ill or self-isolating.

Are supermarkets doing enough?

Are supermarkets doing enough?

Stores have been slammed for not doing enough to fight Covid-19 while pubs and restaurants in Kent stay shut - but they say nothing has changed.

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Medway has UK's highest infection rate

Medway has UK's highest infection rate

The rising number of cases over the past week has seen the area gain the highest infection rate in the entire country.

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Kent hospital to begin Covid-19 vaccinations

Kent hospital to begin Covid-19 vaccinations

A Kent hospital will be among the first in the UK to provide Covid-19 vaccines - as the NHS launches its biggest-ever vaccination programme this week.

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Is the Covid-19 vaccine safe?

Is the Covid-19 vaccine safe?

From long term side effects to the microchip theory, we ask a university virologist whether the public's mistrust of the vaccine is based in fact.

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Military set up testing site on university campus

Military set up testing site on university campus

A second mass testing site for people showing no symptoms of Covid-19 is being set up on a university campus.

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First batch of Covid vaccines to arrive via Kent

First batch of Covid vaccines to arrive via Kent

The first doses of the approved Covid-19 vaccine are due to arrive in the UK today, via Kent.

Military arrive to set up symptom-free testing sites

Military arrive to set up symptom-free testing sites

Military personnel have started arriving in Kent to help one of the worst hit areas in the country get to grips by running mass testing sites.

Yob coughed at cops and said he had Covid

Yob coughed at cops and said he had Covid

Police have welcomed the sentencing of a man who coughed at officers while claiming to have coronavirus.

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