'Covid epicentres hosting spreader events but lack testing kits'

Rapid testing kits, aimed at boosting Covid-19 tests [Mercy Kahenda, Standard]

Regions that have become epicentres of Covid-19 are facing a shortage of testing kits, according to health officials and scientists.

These regions include the Lake Basin, North Rift and Upper Eastern where 14 counties have inadequate testing kits and thus low capacity for contact tracing and surveillance, according Dr Rosemary Obara Okeyo, the Lake Basin Economic Block (LREB) health pillar lead.