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Covid-19 recoveries rise to 144 after 15 discharged, 12 news cases confirmed
Twelve more people have tested positive for coronavirus, with Wajir County reporting its first case. Health Chief Administrative Secretary Rashid said the number of those who have recovered from Covid-19 also increased to 144 after 15 people were discharged from treatment centres. The new Covid-19 cases were reported in Nairobi, Mombasa, Wajir and Kitui counties, […]
UK’s Covid-19 death toll surpasses both Spain and France, now the world’s third-highest
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It’s worth remembering that the epicentre of this pandemic has shifted over time, from its origin in China to southern Europe and now the US. But which countries have recorded the most deaths from the outbreak? It’s a complicated question, because different countries record their deaths in very different ways. Take Belgium, where more than […]
Equity CEO James Mwangi sets record with Sh300m donation to Covid-19 fund
Equity Bank boss says the fund from his family to help purchase PPE for frontline medical personnel dealing corona patients.
US accuses Cuba of profiting from pandemic after sending 200 doctors to South Africa
Cuban medics arrived in SA on Sunday and include family physicians, epidemiologists, biotechnology experts and health care technology engineers.
UPDATE: 10 more people test positive for Covid-19 in Kenya
Ten more people have tested positive for Covid-19 bringing to 384 those who are infected with the virus in Kenya. Health Cabinet Secretary Mercy Mwangangi on Wednesday, April 29, said that nine of the new Covid-19 cases are from Mombasa County, adding that all of them are from local transmission. Dr. Mwangangi said that the […]
Cover toilet before flushing to control coronavirus, microbiologist tells Kenyans
Apart from preventing the aerosols from spraying into the air, Dr. Obonyo says covering toilet before flushing also limits faeces and urine smell from spreading.