Courts now coronavirus hotspots, report warns

An open air court in session at the Milimani Law Courts. Health experts have recommended that courts hold sessions online. [File]

Judicial officers and other court users are at a major risk of contracting coronavirus if they continue holding open sessions, the Ministry of Health has warned.

A series of reports prepared after an evaluation of all courts in the country by the ministry warn that open court sessions expose more people to Covid-19.