By Kigotho Mwangi
The medical superintendent at the Nakuru Level V Hospital, Dr. Joseph Mburu, on Sunday dispelled claims that a 27-year-old Dutchman hospitalised there is not a coronavirus patient.
“This is a 27-year-old Dutchman. He is not a suspect. He is not sick. We are treating him as a contact because he comes from a country which already has almost 1,000 cases and several deaths. He is not sick and he is not a suspected coronavirus client. This is a precautionary measure,” said Dr. Joseph Mburu.
The doctor said the Dutchman has been in the country for 10 days and was taken from Hotel Cathay, Nakuru for general observation.
“He does not have any complaints. We are observing him for the next four days and then release him. He does not have any health complaints,” said Dr. Mburu.
According to the www.usnews.com, the number of confirmed coronavirus infections in the Netherlands rose by 155 to 959 on Saturday, March 14, 2020.
The number of deaths in the Dutch country rose by two to a total of 12 from a day earlier, said the Dutch National Institute for Public Health.
