-
Kenya: Red Flag as Covid-19 Deaths Continue to Rise
Nation, 26 October 2020
Kenya’s Covid-19 deaths have risen exponentially in the past two weeks, a trend that has health officials worried. Read more »
-
Kenya: Alarm as Covid-19 Patients Throng Intensive Care Units
Nation, 25 October 2020
Twenty-two Covid-19 patients were last evening fighting for their lives under intensive care at various hospitals across the country, with 62 on supplementary oxygen and 16 in high… Read more »
-
Kenya: Covid-19 Maintains 13% Positivity Mean as Daily Cases Near 1000 Mark
Capital FM, 25 October 2020
Daily coronavirus cases neared the 1000 mark on Sunday as the positivity rate maintained a 13 per cent average for the fourth consecutive day, spiking to 13.9 per cent with the… Read more »
-
Kenya: 20% of Respondents Cite Workplace Requirement as Reason They Submitted to Covid-19 Test - Poll
Capital FM, 25 October 2020
A projected 20 per cent of residents in Nairobi's low-income areas have only subjected themselves to COVID-19 screening to conform to workplace requirements. Read more »
-
Kenya: Rising Covid-19 Infections Worry Hoteliers
Nation, 24 October 2020
Tourism stakeholders in Mombasa are a worried lot following an increase in Covid-19 cases. Read more »
Red Flag as Covid-19 Deaths Continue to Rise in Kenya
The number of people who need critical care is increasing, from below 10 cases a few weeks ago to 18 patients in ICU, 49 on supplementary oxygen and 16 in the high dependency unit, according to Patrick Amoth, the acting Health Director-General. While Githinji Gitahi, Amref Health Africa Group CEO says. The capacity of hospitals need to be improved and oxygen needs to be available. People should be encouraged to seek healthcare early and stop being afraid of going to hospital, he adds. Fears have reportedly gripped prison communities across the country as the number of infections rise, amid audit queries over the expenditure of Covid-19 funds.
InFocus
-
The opening of the largest Covid-19 isolation centre in Meru Country, follows a warning by Health Secretary Mutahi Kagwe of a second wave of infections due to the public not ... Read more »
-
Kenya has re-opened its schools after a long break. The education ministry is allowing learners in Grade 4, Standard 8 and Form 4 to go back to school, as parents wait to hear when ... Read more »
-
As the number of Covid-19 cases and deaths continues to rise, the Nation newspaper has observed repeated patterns of peaks and valleys. The patterns have puzzled experts, with many ... Read more »
-
Positive cases have reportedly dramatically increased, especially in rural counties, barely a week after President Uhuru Kenyatta eased containment measures to boost businesses. ... Read more »
-
The focus on containing the spread of Covid-19 has hit crucial mother-to-child health care services, including family planning and immunisation, research has shown. Half of the ... Read more »
