Covid-19 'Explosion' Feared at Kenyan Schools
Parents, head teachers and unions have expressed fears of a possible Covid-19 explosion in boarding schools after the institutions reopened with little or no infrastructural capacity to protect learners from infections. This comes as the nation took steps to curb the potential import of Covid-19 from travellers; all inbound and outbound travellers to Kenya are now required to present digitally verified proof of a negative Covid-19 test, the Health Ministry announced. In line with the Africa CDC Trusted Traveller (TT) initiative, an online system designed to authenticate and verify travellers' Covid-19 certificates, no Kenyan laboratory will issue Covid-19 certificates without Trusted Travel codes. To date, Kenya has confirmed 98,334 cases of Covid-19, of which 1,713 proved fatal and 81,101 resulted in recoveries.
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Kenya:
You Will Need Digital Health Pass to Leave, Enter Kenya
Nation, 12 January 2021
All inbound and outbound travellers to Kenya are now required to present digitally verified proof of a negative Covid-19 test, the Health ministry has announced. Read more »
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Kenya:
$150m Needed to Vaccinate 35 Million Kenyans Against Covid-19
Nation, 9 January 2021
Vaccine - To eliminate Covid-19, $150 million should be spent to give 35 million Kenyans the Astra Zeneca vaccine to achieve herd immunity, says Dorothee von Brentano. "The… Read more »
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Kenya:
Fear of Covid-19 Explosion As Congested Schools Enrol More Pupils
Nation, 7 January 2021
Parents, head teachers and unions have expressed fears of a possible Covid-19 explosion in boarding schools after the institutions reopened with little or no infrastructural… Read more »
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Kenya:
Teachers Among Priority Workers to Get Covid-19 Vaccines - Moh
Nation, 6 January 2021
Teachers will be among the frontline workers to receive doses of the Covid-19 vaccine that are expected in the country by the end of February. Read more »
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Kenya:
Covid-19 Testing in Kenya Hits New Low
East African, 6 January 2021
Kenya's Covid-19 testing capacity has declined, raising concern that this has affected actual infection numbers. Read more »
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An official from the Nairobi Health Department disinfects a street (file photo).
