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Covid-hit Towns won't shut schools early

14 December 2020
Covid-hit Towns won't shut schools early

The council in charge of one of the country's Covid hotspots has rejected renewed calls to shut schools early for Christmas.

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'There's Covid on my ward...I don't feel safe'

10 December 2020
'There's Covid on my ward...I don't feel safe'

A terrified grandad says a hospital has lost control of coronavirus after a patient with the illness was kept on a non-Covid ward.

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Christmas movies at new drive-in cinema

10 December 2020
Christmas movies at new drive-in cinema

To help get into the festive spirit, a drive-in cinema is opening showing a whole host of Christmas flicks in the run up to the big day.

Cathedral opens as Covid test centre

09 December 2020
Cathedral opens as Covid test centre

The second oldest cathedral in England has opened as a coronavirus testing centre in the battle to bring the spread of coronavirus under control.

Rule-breaking house party revellers fined

08 December 2020
Rule-breaking house party revellers fined

Police have fined rule-breakers who have been repeatedly throwing house parties despite coronavirus restrictions.

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Hospitals dropped from NHS list of 'vaccine hubs'

08 December 2020
Hospitals dropped from NHS list of 'vaccine hubs'

Hospitals treating patients in some of the highest risk coronavirus hotspots in Kent have seen plans to issue the vaccine pushed back.

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'Stopping the virus is in community's power'

07 December 2020
'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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Cathedral to host fourth testing site

07 December 2020
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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Medway has UK's highest infection rate

06 December 2020
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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'Chemical' incident at Amazon depot

04 December 2020
'Chemical' incident at Amazon depot

Several workers have been treated for facial injuries after an incident at an Amazon warehouse.

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Drug dealers jailed after police spot exchange

04 December 2020
Drug dealers jailed after police spot exchange

A pair of dealers have been locked up after police spotted a deal taking place in the middle of the day just yards from their home.

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Traffic chaos as snow falls on Kent

04 December 2020
Traffic chaos as snow falls on Kent

Major traffic routes across the county are seeing problems after overnight snow and rain cause treacherous conditions and repairs force closures.

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Station closed due to fallen tree

04 December 2020
Station closed due to fallen tree

A fallen tree has forced a village railway station to close after power was cut off.

Military arrive to set up symptom-free testing sites

03 December 2020
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.

Popular pharmacist's prescription service suspended

03 December 2020
Popular pharmacist's prescription service suspended

A popular pharmacist has been suspended from issuing his own prescriptions after faults posing "a serious risk to patient safety" were found.

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Huge queues at Crossing

03 December 2020
Huge queues at Crossing

Traffic is tailing back for several miles after a broken down vehicle blocked lanes.

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GPs to deliver 1,000 vaccinations per week

02 December 2020
GPs to deliver 1,000 vaccinations per week

Doctors surgeries will be expected to deliver 1,000 coronavirus vaccinations per week once the programme is up and running.

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Universities to help store Covid vaccine

02 December 2020
Universities to help store Covid vaccine

Pharmacy experts will be at the heart of the roll out of the first approved coronavirus vaccine using their specialist knowledge to store doses.

Police find 80 people at party

02 December 2020
Police find 80 people at party

An illegal gathering of about 80 people has been broken up by police with the organiser facing a £10,000 fine.

Health bosses' warning over vaccine complacency

02 December 2020
Health bosses' warning over vaccine complacency

Health bosses have issued a warning against being complacent after the first coronavirus vaccine was approved for use in the UK.

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