The Indian Covid-19 variant which was first detected in five Indians working at a fertiliser plant in Kisumu has not spread to the community, Ministry of Health Acting Director-General Patrick Amoth has said.
Speaking on Wednesday, Dr Amoth said that Genomic sequencing showed no community spread of the variant, adding that that 20 cases of the Indian variant have so far been reported in the country.
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