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Outcome of Kent's emergency Covid meeting

Outcome of Kent's emergency Covid meeting

An emergency meeting called after a rise in Covid-19 cases has revealed only 12% of them from the worst hit borough come from prisons and care homes.

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Third of school isolating as head warns of weekly Covid cases

Third of school isolating as head warns of weekly Covid cases

A Kent head teacher believes new coronavirus cases at his school could become a weekly occurrence.

Tributes follow death of much-loved nurse

Tributes follow death of much-loved nurse

Friends and colleagues have paid tribute to hospital nurse who has died after a battle with coronavirus.

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Dad and daughter's separation heartbreak prompts gesture from star

Dad and daughter's separation heartbreak prompts gesture from star

A dad desperate to hug his disabled daughter again has told how a kind gesture from TV's David Walliams has helped boost their spirits.

Kent borough has worst infection rate in England

Kent borough has worst infection rate in England

A borough in Kent now has the highest coronavirus infection rate in the country after taking over from Hull.

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Non-essential shops, pubs and gyms to reopen next week

Non-essential shops, pubs and gyms to reopen next week

The Prime Minister has announced today the Covid tier system will be stricter when the national lockdown ends in just over a week.

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Academy closes after 24 Covid cases in a week

Academy closes after 24 Covid cases in a week

A secondary school has completely closed after an influx of confirmed cases of coronavirus.

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MPs' call for lockdown measures on churches to be lifted

MPs' call for lockdown measures on churches to be lifted

MPs are intensifying calls on the government to swing open church doors amid the pandemic for the Christmas period and beyond.

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Year group must self-isolate after Covid case

Year group must self-isolate after Covid case

Teachers and a year group must work from home for two weeks after coming into close contact with an pupil who has tested positive for coronavirus.

Health boss says Army won't be called in

Health boss says Army won't be called in

The county's director of public health says the military is too stretched to help with the Covid vaccine roll out in Kent.

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School shuts after 40 teachers self isolate

School shuts after 40 teachers self isolate

A head teacher has told parents she has to close her secondary school for two weeks after Covid saw 40 teachers having to stay away from work.

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‘Covid left me in 23-day coma and with PTSD - but I won't be beaten'

‘Covid left me in 23-day coma and with PTSD - but I won't be beaten'

A dad left battling coronavirus in hospital for 95 days has spoken about its effects - as the phenomenon of Long Covid spreads across Kent.

‘I thought he’d just had a panic attack and would be fine’

‘I thought he’d just had a panic attack and would be fine’

When Stuart Charlesworth caught Covid, his family expected him to make a quick recovery. Now they’ve talked about their tragic loss in a documentary.

Urgent Covid-19 talks to be held in private

Urgent Covid-19 talks to be held in private

Swale council has explained why members of the press or public are not able to join an emergency meeting on the borough's soaring coronavirus cases.

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Revealed: 42 of Kent's most infected wards

Revealed: 42 of Kent's most infected wards

More than 40 neighbourhoods have an infection rate higher than 400, around the rate many Northern towns entered tier three lockdowns under last month.

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Covid halts attempted murder trial

Covid halts attempted murder trial

The trial of a man accused of trying to murder his ex-wife has been halted after an outbreak of coronavirus in the prison where he was being held.

Emergency meeting called as Covid-19 cases soar

Emergency meeting called as Covid-19 cases soar

Swale council has called an emergency meeting to address the high number of coronavirus cases across the borough.

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Public's £250k donations for hospital 'humbling'

Public's £250k donations for hospital 'humbling'

Donations worth £250,000 to a hospital charity to support frontline workers and patients during the coronavirus pandemic have left staff humbled.

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