235,000 hauliers now tested following requirements introduced by French government in December coronavirus (COVID-19) testing for hauliers available at.
More than 235,000 hauliers, many heading for Dover, have been tested for coronavirus says Department for Transport
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More than 235,000 hauliers have now been tested for coronavirus.
It means vital goods continue to flow into the UK and HGV traffic in Kent is back to normal levels, says the Department for Transport.
Truckers have been reminded to make sure they are clear of coronavirus
Following the decision by the French government in December demanding hauliers provide evidence of a negative Covid test to cross the border, a number of other European countries want the same.
This could have led to long tailbacks of lorries in Kent and at borders, similar to the pandemonium in Dover in December.
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Kent emergency planners drew up pandemic report years ago - here s how it compares to coronavirus
Published: 06:00, 14 February 2021
The coronavirus crisis and its lethal impact have for many brought unimaginable changes to the way we live and work.
One key question has been whether we were adequately prepared. A partial answer to that lies in a report by Kent s emergency planners more than a decade ago. Political editor
Paul Francis has examined how many of its predictions have proved accurate and some of the figures behind them.
The 2009 Kent Resilience Forum Pandemic Influenza Contingency Plan
Detailed plans were drawn up which provide an insight into how the authorities would respond to a pandemic.
Temporary morgue set up in Aylesford to relieve pressure on hospital mortuaries as Covid-19 deaths rise
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Updated: 17:01, 11 January 2021
Bodies are now being stored at a temporary morgue in Kent as the Covid-19 death toll rises and space runs out in existing mortuaries.
Kent Council Council built the mortuary at the back of its former county workshops in Beddow Way, Aylesford in April, during the first wave of the pandemic, but has confirmed it has been put into use from New Year s Day when the first body was stored there.
A temporary morgue that has been built in Aylesford, just off Beddow Way Picture: Barry Goodwin