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Vaccine appointments cancelled due to 'supply failure'

Vaccine appointments cancelled due to 'supply failure'

Vaccine appointments at a new site will need to be rescheduled after the stock was not delivered on time.

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Kent infection rate tumbles to lowest level in weeks

Kent infection rate tumbles to lowest level in weeks

The coronavirus infection rate in Kent has fallen to its lowest level for almost a month amid the national lockdown.

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New restrictions to hit UK travellers to France

New restrictions to hit UK travellers to France

Those needing to travel from the UK to France must present a negative PCR coronavirus test from tomorrow - and will be required to isolate on arrival.

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Kent and TV medic in new Covid-19 warning

Kent and TV medic in new Covid-19 warning

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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Seafront makeover ‘on hold’ due to pandemic cash crisis

Seafront makeover ‘on hold’ due to pandemic cash crisis

A delayed project to transform a derelict former arcade and regenerate part of a seafront could be pushed back a further year because of the pandemic.

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‘Weight loss helped us fight Covid’

‘Weight loss helped us fight Covid’

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

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

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Christmas tree collections postponed as crews hit with Covid-19

Christmas tree collections postponed as crews hit with Covid-19

Waste collectors will not be picking up Christmas trees next week, as the number of staff off sick and isolating has left crews thin on the ground.

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Nurseries 'hugely relieved' over government support

Nurseries 'hugely relieved' over government support

Cash-strapped nurseries are welcoming much-needed financial support from the government amid the pandemic.

Tributes to NHS worker who went 'above and beyond'

Tributes to NHS worker who went 'above and beyond'

A 'gaping hole' has been left in the NHS community after a receptionist who loved helping others died after testing positive for Covid-19.

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'7,000 vaccines a week at cricket ground'

'7,000 vaccines a week at cricket ground'

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

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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Children will be 'blighted' by time away from classroom

Children will be 'blighted' by time away from classroom

A recently retired school head has warned that some pupils will be blighted in a 'myriad of ways', by time away from the classroom.

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'Our rapid test centre is too far out of town'

'Our rapid test centre is too far out of town'

The out-of-town location of a new symptom-free Covid-19 test site has sparked concern among residents.

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School's bid for extra dining area in face of Covid

School's bid for extra dining area in face of Covid

A secondary school has drawn up plans for a new dining area to cater for pupils during the coronavirus pandemic.

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'Why are we last in the queue for vaccinations?'

'Why are we last in the queue for vaccinations?'

Pensioners have criticised delays in rolling out the Covid-19 vaccine in Kent's worst affected areas.

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New record high for Covid patients in Kent hospitals

New record high for Covid patients in Kent hospitals

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.

Spike in police testing positive for Covid-19

Spike in police testing positive for Covid-19

The number of Kent Police employees testing positive for the coronavirus has leapt - but the force says it still has enough manpower to cope.

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