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Why this ‘unprecedented’ outbreak isn’t another Covid

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Meningitis typically occurs as isolated one-off cases, but the outbreak in Kent is being described as “unprecedented” because there have been 20 cases since the weekend.

However, this infection requires close and prolonged physical contact, that spreads more slowly than Covid or flu.

The BBC’s Nick Triggle explains why this outbreak is not the same as Covid.

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