Kents Hill Park, the former quarantine unit for over 100 Wuhan evacuees, has this week (2/3) reopened for business as usual.
Last month, the hotel and conference centre was turned into a repatriation facility for British nationals returning from Wuhan, the epicentre of coronavirus.
118 Brits stayed there for 14 days as a precautionary measure and were tested three times for COVID-19.
Each test came back negative, and the evacuees were released on February 23rd.
Yesterday (2/3), it was announced that following a deep clean Kents Hill Park has now reopened and is hosting conferences as normal.
Simon Thatcher, General Manager at Kents Hill Park, said: “We are delighted to welcome our conference and meeting clients back to our venue. We would like to thank the local community who have provided fantastic support throughout, in particular the many local businesses who have offered their help or provided donations of books, games and toys for the guests.
“We are grateful to our clients and regular guests who have shown their support during these extraordinary circumstances. We would also like to recognise the hard work of our colleagues, who worked tirelessly to provide support to the government health agencies to ensure the guests were well looked after despite the challenging circumstances.”
Countrywide PLC, Babcock and Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Trust are amongst the first companies returning to the conference centre.
