Covid-19 patients turned down as hospitals get overwhelmed

Medical practitioners at the Machakos County Covid-19 Isolation centre. [John Muia/Standard]

Concerns over the capacity of hospitals in Nairobi to take in more Covid-19 patients are rising amid reports the sick are being turned away from the facilities.

A work colleague to one of the patients who tested positive for the virus on Thursday painted a grim picture of what is happening to newly-diagnosed cases in the city.