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Covid outbreak at barracks sees rise in area's infection rate

Covid outbreak at barracks sees rise in area's infection rate

The area where 400 asylum seekers are currently living recorded a 167.1% rise in coronavirus cases in the last seven days.

Drones and bikes ruining nature reserve

Drones and bikes ruining nature reserve

People flocking to a coastal nature reserve during lockdown, riding bikes and piloting drones, is destroying wildlife, a conservationist has warned.

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Covid-free asylum seekers will move from barracks to hotels

Covid-free asylum seekers will move from barracks to hotels

Around 100 asylum seekers are being moved to hotels to make social distancing easier in Napier Barracks.

Soft play centre reopens as nursery

Soft play centre reopens as nursery

A popular soft play centre that converted into a nursery so it could survive the coronavirus pandemic has opened its doors.

‘We’d have lasted just weeks without funding’

‘We’d have lasted just weeks without funding’

A village pre-school facing imminent closure has been saved due to a funding U-turn.

Only one-quarter of Kent priority groups vaccinated

Only one-quarter of Kent priority groups vaccinated

New figures show that in Kent and Medway there's a lot of work to be done to meet the government target of vaccinating top priority groups by mid-Feb.

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Ex Debenhams store will become mass vaccination centre

Ex Debenhams store will become mass vaccination centre

An empty, former Debenhams store will be transformed into a mass vaccination centre to fight coronavirus in Kent.

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Covid cases drop but 'we're not out of the woods yet'

Covid cases drop but 'we're not out of the woods yet'

A warning of cautious optimism has been given as coronavirus cases drop in the county.

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100-year-old twins' joy at getting vaccines

100-year-old twins' joy at getting vaccines

After a century of doing everything together, two inseparable twins say they're delighted to have received their Covid vaccines side-by-side again.

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New mass vaccine centre confirmed for Kent

New mass vaccine centre confirmed for Kent

The location of a new mass vaccine centre, which will offer thousands of jabs, was confirmed today.

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Large-scale vaccine centre 'to open next week'

Large-scale vaccine centre 'to open next week'

Health bosses say a large vaccination centre will open in Kent on Monday although its location is yet to be made public.

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Four residents die at care home after contracting coronavirus

Four residents die at care home after contracting coronavirus

A care home which saw an outbreak of coronavirus has announced four residents have died after testing positive.

'Inspirational' teacher dies with Covid

'Inspirational' teacher dies with Covid

Tributes are pouring in for a dedicated and passionate chemistry teacher who has sadly died after a battle with coronavirus.

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Pub landlord swaps beer for 'blues and twos'

Pub landlord swaps beer for 'blues and twos'

A micropub owner battling lockdown restrictions is now driving London ambulances to help the stretched service during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Cupboard covidiots and a brothel visit: Police issue 729 fines

Cupboard covidiots and a brothel visit: Police issue 729 fines

Police have issued more than 700 fines for lockdown breaches during the pandemic, including to women trying to hide in cupboards.

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Vaccine site at airport takes off

Vaccine site at airport takes off

Two new vaccine centres are now open and delivering coronavirus jabs to people in Kent, including one at an airport.

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Hospital chief reflects on 'sustained pressure' for more than a year

Hospital chief reflects on 'sustained pressure' for more than a year

A hospital chief executive has told KentOnline about the challenges of running a hospital amidst pressures of a busy winter and during the pandemic.

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Relief as 'forgotten' town gets vaccine centre

Relief as 'forgotten' town gets vaccine centre

A surgery will start rolling out Covid jabs next week, sparking relief among residents who have had to travel for miles to receive their vaccine.

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