Kent meningitis health chiefs accused of sitting on news for a day | UK | News
Two young people are dead and at least 11 more are fighting for their lives (Image: Getty) Two young people are dead and at least 11 more are fighting for their lives as Kent scrambles to contain a meningitis outbreak, with fury mounting over health authorities’ decision to withhold the news for more than a day. The victims include a sixth-form pupil at a Faversham grammar school, known only as Juliette, and a student aged 21 enrolled at the University of Kent. Her father said the family was “beyond devastated” and had “no words to express their loss.” A third patient is understood to be in a medically induced coma. Canterbury nightclub at the centre Ground zero for the outbreak appears to be Club Chemistry, where a run of nights between March 5 and 7 is believed to have seeded the infections. The Canterbury venue draws crowds of up to 1,600 across its three floors, and has become the focus of an emergency response that has seen four walk-in antibiotic clinics opened across the county. …
