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Kent and TV medic in new Covid-19 warning

Kent and TV medic in new Covid-19 warning

17 January 2021

TV doctor Dr Ranj Singh has narrated a new government warning about coronavirus insisting we must all stay indoors whenever possible.

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‘Weight loss helped us fight Covid’

‘Weight loss helped us fight Covid’

17 January 2021

A weight loss organisation is encouraging people to get fitter during lockdown to reduce the effects of Covid-19.

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Trust passes 1,000 Covid deaths

Trust passes 1,000 Covid deaths

16 January 2021

More than 1,000 people have now died with coronavirus at hospitals in one part of Kent.

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Tributes paid to Richard lll expert and retired Kent radiologist

Tributes paid to Richard lll expert and retired Kent radiologist

16 January 2021

Kent radiologist Dr Phil Stone who also chaired the Richard lll Society has died. He was 74.

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Brain damaged boy awarded £10 million compensation

Brain damaged boy awarded £10 million compensation

15 January 2021

A boy who suffered brain damage as a result of delays in his delivery been awarded £10million in compensation by the High Court

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'7,000 vaccines a week at cricket ground'

'7,000 vaccines a week at cricket ground'

15 January 2021

Health chiefs hope to deliver up to 7,000 vaccines a week at a new makeshift centre set to launch within days at Kent's cricket ground.

Staff absence causing vaccine roll out frustration

Staff absence causing vaccine roll out frustration

15 January 2021

Higher demands on fewer GP surgery staff working due to self-isolation and sickness is leading to frustrations over roll out of coronavirus vaccines.

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New record high for Covid patients in Kent hospitals

New record high for Covid patients in Kent hospitals

14 January 2021

The level of Covid patients in Kent's hospitals is now two-and-a-half times that seen during the first wave of the pandemic.

Kent sees highest daily toll of almost 100 Covid deaths

Kent sees highest daily toll of almost 100 Covid deaths

14 January 2021

Hospitals in Kent have recorded 95 Covid deaths in the latest 24-hour reporting period, with the total this year now more than 700.

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GP practice bombarded with 4,000 calls in one day

GP practice bombarded with 4,000 calls in one day

14 January 2021

A group of GP surgeries were bombarded with almost 4,000 calls in one day from patients trying to secure coronavirus and flu jabs.

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New vaccine centre for healthcare staff opens

New vaccine centre for healthcare staff opens

13 January 2021

More healthcare workers have started to receive the Covid-19 jab as a second vaccination centre has opened in one part of Kent.

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£1,000 raised for nurses after cars targeted by thieves

£1,000 raised for nurses after cars targeted by thieves

13 January 2021

A fundraiser has been set up for frontline NHS workers whose vehicles were targeted by callous thieves while caring for poorly patients.

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Daily Covid deaths in Kent reach record high

Daily Covid deaths in Kent reach record high

13 January 2021

Hospitals in Kent have recorded another 68 deaths, with the total this year now 643.

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'Why didn't they tell me she'd caught Covid?'

'Why didn't they tell me she'd caught Covid?'

13 January 2021

A hospital has apologised after a man only discovered his mum had caught Covid there when an ambulance dropped her back at home.

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Psychiatric hospital ordered to improve

Psychiatric hospital ordered to improve

12 January 2021

A mental health hospital 'requires improvement' months after two of its wards were shut down following a damning inspection.

‘He went to bed with Covid and never woke up’

‘He went to bed with Covid and never woke up’

11 January 2021

A woman whose beloved dad died with Covid-19 just weeks after she gave birth to her first daughter is pleading with people to follow lockdown rules.

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The Kent towns where Covid was spreading fastest after Christmas

The Kent towns where Covid was spreading fastest after Christmas

09 January 2021

One in 30 people were carrying coronavirus in several districts after Christmas, according to the Office for National Statistics.

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Big queues as hundreds get drive-thru vaccine

Big queues as hundreds get drive-thru vaccine

09 January 2021

Although traffic was at a standstill as hundreds queued for a Covid jab, one driver described it as the "best traffic jam I've ever sat in".

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'Get tested to identify silent spreaders'

'Get tested to identify silent spreaders'

09 January 2021

With a raft of new rapid testing centres launched across Kent to help in the fight against Covid, our reporter booked in to play his part.

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'I spent my Christmas in anguish believing my toddler had cancer'

'I spent my Christmas in anguish believing my toddler had cancer'

08 January 2021

A mum says she was told her son had cancer by a doctor just days before Christmas, only to be told this was not the case on New Year's Eve.

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