Kenya's Covid-19 Cases Soar Amid Concerns Over Tests
From a turnaround of 24 hours when the novel coronavirus first struck in Kenya in March, it is now reportedly taking more than seven days to get results. Meanwhile, those tested go on with their lives and may infect others. The government is facing a crisis over a shortage of testing kits and reagents at a time when the numbers of positive cases are rising.
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Kenya:
Covid-19 Cases Soar Amid Concerns Over Tests
Nation, 18 July 2020
Concerns have been raised about the long time it is now taking to release coronavirus test results, considering the increasing risk of spreading the virus. Read more »
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Kenya:
Seven Out of 10 Virus Victims Had Hypertension, Diabetes
Nation, 17 July 2020
Two out of every 100 Kenyans who have been infected with Covid-19 have died, data from the Ministry of Health shows. More than 220 deaths out of 12,000 confirmed infections have… Read more »
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Kenya:
Covid-19 Spreads to 44 Counties in Kenya
Capital FM, 18 July 2020
Tana River is the latest county to record a COVID-19 case, raising the number of counties with the virus to 44. Read more »
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Kenya:
Kagwe Roots for 'Save Me I Save You' Approach in COVID War as Cases Rise to 12,750
Capital FM, 18 July 2020
The government has unveiled a new slogan 'Save Me I Save You' in the war against COVID-19. Read more »
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Kenya:
Covid-19 Exposes Gaps in Critical Care in the Health Sector
Capital FM, 19 July 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a surge in the number of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in intensive care units across the country. While most of them have… Read more »
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More than 400 healthcare workers have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, while the country is registering the most confirmed cases in East Africa. Read more »
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Health Chief Administrative Secretary, Mercy Mwangangi, has attributed the surging rate of infection to high importation of cases into the two counties at the beginning of the ... Read more »
Testing for the novel coronavirus (file photo)
