The nightclub identified as the source of the meningitis outbreak in Kent is set to reopen its doors this week, but attendees have been issued a warning against kissing.
Club Chemistry in Canterbury has announced it will open on Thursday, 18 days after it chose to close following the outbreak.
The venue was marked as the source of the meningitis outbreak, which killed a 21-year-old University of Kent student and a 19-year-old sixth-form student.
A further 18 people were hospitalised.
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Initial concerns were that the outbreak could spread beyond the southeast of England; however, no new cases have been reported since March 20.
The nightclub announced its return with a statement on social media.
It read: "Steps you can take to help keep yourself and others safe. Avoid sharing personal items such as vapes, cigarettes, lipsticks, drinks or anything that comes into contact with your mouth.
"Be mindful about intimate contact, such as kissing. Be aware of the symptoms. If you notice any symptoms, seek medical advice.
Club Chemistry is set to reopen on Thursday following it's closure
"If you are eligible and wish to do so, you can receive the MenB vaccine, which offers protection against the infection.
"If you are feeling unwell, please do not attend. Be mindful of those around you, what may feel like a minor illness to one person could pose a serious risk to someone else."
One of the university students who contracted meningitis recently spoke to GB News after she was rushed to the hospital in "absolute agony".
Speaking to the People’s Channel as she continues to recover from meningitis, Keeleigh Goodwin recalled how she became ill after enjoying a night out with friends on March 12.
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Kent student Keeleigh Goodwin has told GB News that she was in 'agony' after contracting meningitis on a night out | GB NEWSShe said: "My first symptoms came on the Friday the 13th, and I was just achy, I thought perhaps I pulled a muscle from work or something.
"And then Saturday was when I was getting more and more unwell. It was getting to the point where I wasn't able to keep anything down, I wasn't able to keep liquids down, my head was just in absolute agony, but I thought perhaps it was just Covid or something."
Having spoken to her mother about her symptoms, Ms Goodwin became aggressively more unwell, resulting in her collapsing and having a seizure.
She added: "It just got worse and worse and then I collapsed, and I found out I'd had a seizure from that."
Praising her flatmates for checking on her at the time, the student told GB News that it was because of their help that she managed to get to hospital and be treated.
Ms Goodwin explained: "They were like checking on me because they could obviously hear I wasn't well, and then she found me when I collapsed, and they called the ambulance and I got taken to hospital.
"I got diagnosed on the Sunday, and then for a whole week I just felt exhausted, tired, and very weak. I was napping all the time, which I never do. I'm usually full of energy, always out and about, so it really just knocked me back."
Asked by host Ellie Costello what she believes was the cause of her contracting meningitis, Ms Goodwin said the "only factor" she can think of is her being at the nightclub, which is at the epicentre of the outbreak.
She told GB News: "The only thing that I can think is the club, because that's where the cases are being linked back to.
"I was there, and there was a few times I'd go in within the month. And that's where it's believed we got it."