Kenya allows evacuation of Covid-19 patient from Juba

A new innovation that makes it possible to ventilate two patients with one mechanical ventilator at Aga Khan University Hospital. [Courtesy]

Kenya has allowed the evacuation to Nairobi of a United Nations staff who tested positive for Covid-19 in Juba, South Sudan.

The 53-year-old woman, who had been on self-quarantine since her arrival from Nairobi on March 23, tested positive for coronavirus on Monday, according to South Sudan authorities.