Tag: Dr Patrick Amoth

Job seekers in hospitality industry won’t be employed if not vaccinated, government warns

Acting Director General for Health Dr. Patrick Amoth has warned those seeking hospitality jobs to get vaccinated against Covid-19 or risk not being employed. During a media briefing on health and Covid-19 response held at a Nairobi Hotel on September 9, Amoth explained the importance of the jab for the hospitality industry, casually insinuating that […]

Alarm as Kenya extends ban on flights from and to India over deadly COVID-19

Travelers in India interested in traveling to Kenya for various reasons have no much of an option but to cancel their plans, following a new 30-day extension on air travel ban from India to Kenya and vice versa. The move, as revealed by Ministry of Health Director General Dr. Patrick Amoth, was recently imposed by […]

Health DG Dr. Amoth reveals number of COVID-19 positive healthcare workers in Kenya

Dr Patrick Amoth says 4.6 per cent of the 715 COVID-19 infections in Kenya are of healthcare workers.

“Do you plan to order Madagascar’s COVID-19 ‘cure’?” Health DG Dr. Amoth responds to Twitter user’s question

Countries such as Tanzania, Comoros, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea and DR-Congo have so far ordered for the herbal cure from Madagascar.

Remdesivir: The drug Kenya plans to use in treating COVID-19 patients

Dr. Amoth said 330 out of 1, 063 patients treated with the drug in the US, returned positive results.