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Truck drivers weak link as Covid-19 numbers surge

Aerial view of trucks headed to Uganda through Malaba border. [Mumo Munuve/Standard]

The spread of Covid-19 among truck drivers is raising concern among health authorities, with almost 100 of them testing positive for the disease in less than a week.

Truck drivers who operate from Mombasa through the major towns on the highway and the border points with Uganda have been identified as super-spreaders of the virus.

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