Fear and confusion spread quickly among students in Canterbury after a meningitis outbreak linked to a night out at Club Chemistry, with many students worrying less about their own health than about infecting vulnerable contacts. Hundreds of University of Kent students queued for preventive antibiotics, while the university moved in-person exams online as authorities tried to contain transmission. Students described panic fuelled by alarming videos and messages, and some said parents arrived late at night to take them home, leaving flats suddenly half-empty.
Date: March 16, 2026. Source: theguardian.com