Covid-19 cases to shoot up in March

An ongoing Chemistry lesson under a tree at Shimo la Tewa High School in Mombasa County. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

Covid-19 infections and deaths are likely to peak in mid-March due to the reopening of schools, researchers have warned.

Kemri-Wellcome Trust report dubbed projections of Covid-19 cases and deaths following schools re-opening in January this year, projects a transmission rate of 25 per cent.