Fourth wave: Epicentres of Covid-19 lack testing kits, host ‘spreader events’

Woman getting swabbed for a Covid-test. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

Regions turning out into epicentres of Covid-19 are facing shortage of testing kits, according to health officials and scientists.

These regions include the Lake Basin, North Rift and Upper Eastern where14 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.