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Covid-19:Counties on red alert, ministry advises revamp of isolation centers

Tononoka Secondary School in Mombasa has been closed indefinitely after 11 teachers tested positive for Covid-19. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]

Hospitals across the country are recording rising numbers of patients following a sudden spike in number of symptomatic Covid-19 patients.

The Ministry of Health has noted a worrying trend of the patients in need of critical care admitted in Intensive Care Unit, with Director-General of Health Patrick Amoth directing counties to revamp their isolation wards and implement home-based care to break the chain of transmission.

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