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KentOnline Podcast: Patient fears for his life as man with Covid is moved onto ward at Medway Maritime Hospital in Gillingham

16:37, 11 December 2020

updated: 16:38, 11 December 2020

A vulnerable patient says he fears for his life after a man he was told had tested positive for Covid-19 was moved onto the same hospital ward.

Kevin Gearey has cancer and has been shielding throughout the pandemic.

He was admitted to Medway Maritime in Gillingham on Friday with a chest infection and spoke to the KentOnline Podcast from his bed.

Also in today's podcast, there are fears businesses in Kent aren't ready for a no deal Brexit.

A food charity says demand for supplies are expected to triple this Christmas.

And we hear from Gillingham defender Connor Ogilvie ahead of their game against Doncaster Rovers this weekend.

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