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How a single person can spread virus to masses

Ministry of Health's Julius Shem carrying out samples from residents of Kawangware during mass testing for Covid-19. [Jonah Onyango/Standard]

Eleven cases of Covid-19 in Kawangware, Nairobi were traced to one person in the area, detailing just how infectious the disease is and the importance of social distancing.

The case of patient 189, as detailed in an analysis of the infection web by the Ministry of Health, is directly responsible for cases 243, 244, 245, 258, 269 and 270.

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