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How COVID-19 pandemic has affected the healthcare system in Kenya

Not even Members of Parliament are exempt from surveillance when it comes to Covid-19. [File, Standard]

By the time the first case of COVID-19 in Kenya was reported on 12 March 2020, the Ministry of Health already had an Emergency Operations Centre comprising four Rapid Response Teams (RRTs).

Each team had five trained medical staff as well as designated telephone communication numbers for members of the pubic to report suspected cases, seek more information on the infection and ask questions.

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