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Video shows anti-vaxxers berating passers-by for wearing masks

Video shows anti-vaxxers berating passers-by for wearing masks

Worrying footage shows anti-vaxxers making wild claims about Covid jabs and haranguing passers-by for wearing masks.

Cases soar but mask wearing and social distancing 'to end'

Cases soar but mask wearing and social distancing 'to end'

Covid cases have more than doubled in Kent - but mask wearing and social distancing are set to end this month, according to widespread reports.

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Anti-lockdown and vaccination protests in town centre

Anti-lockdown and vaccination protests in town centre

People against lockdown restrictions and the Covid-19 vaccine being given to children, have been protesting in a busy town centre.

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'There's no staff': The post-lockdown hospitality problem

'There's no staff': The post-lockdown hospitality problem

Hospitality bosses have told of the problems they are facing recruiting staff for bars and restaurants as the nation lurches out of lockdown.

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Walk-in clinics for Covid jabs

Walk-in clinics for Covid jabs

Two clinics are to provide Pfizer jabs on a first come, first served basis for over 18s.

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Council warns of Covid football surge

Council warns of Covid football surge

A Kent council has appealed to fans to get tested for Covid before watching football games in public.

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Foodbank fears influx as furlough winds down

Foodbank fears influx as furlough winds down

One of the county's busiest foodbanks says it expects more people to be in need of its services as firms are forced to cut costs.

The number of children off school because of Covid

The number of children off school because of Covid

The number of pupils currently isolating away from school has been revealed by the council.

Grab your jab without an appointment

Grab your jab without an appointment

Walk-in Covid vaccinations will be available in Gravesend later this month, it has been announced.

Key workers honoured as race track reopens

Key workers honoured as race track reopens

Essential workers from around Kent competed in the first race back as Buckmore Park reopened its track.

Staff 'not told to wear masks' at Covid-hit care home

Staff 'not told to wear masks' at Covid-hit care home

A care home has been plunged into special measures after staff members claimed "they had never been told they had to" wear masks.

Phone problem surgery 'overwhelmed by vaccine work'

Phone problem surgery 'overwhelmed by vaccine work'

A top councillor says staff at an under-fire medical practice are having problems answering the phones because they've been diverted to vaccine work.

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Nearly 12,000 pupils not in class because of Covid

Nearly 12,000 pupils not in class because of Covid

A snapshot of absence rates for one week this month show nearly 12,000 pupils were not in class because of Covid.

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Parents could claim £500 Covid payment if children are isolating

Parents could claim £500 Covid payment if children are isolating

Parents of pupils, being sent home to isolate after coming into contact with coronavirus, could be entitled to a £500 one-off support payment.

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Biggest-ever Covid outbreak on uni campus

Biggest-ever Covid outbreak on uni campus

A Kent university has recorded its biggest-ever Covid outbreak, with more than five times as many students testing positive than the week before.

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School closed after Covid outbreak

School closed after Covid outbreak

Hundreds of children have been sent home after an outbreak of Covid cases led to more than half of pupils and staff being forced into isolation.

End of an era as Covid test centre closes

End of an era as Covid test centre closes

It's the start of the end as health bosses close one their first Covid asymptomatic test centres after 28,000 tests.

Pub closed after Covid outbreak

Pub closed after Covid outbreak

A pub has closed after a Covid outbreak was confirmed among its customers.

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