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A full-blown epidemic could kill over 800,000, says study

Medics attend to a Covid-19 mock patient at Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi during a drill conducted to test the hospitals preparedness to respond to Covid-19 mass patient influx.

Between 800,000 and 2 million Kenyans could die from the novel coronavirus should the country get into a full-blown epidemic, a new study by scientists from Amref Health Africa says. 

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