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Donald Kipkorir on Covid-19 fight: My lungs had been compromised

By Judah Ben-Hur | 5yrs ago

Mr Donald Kipkorir in Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi. [File, Courtesy Twitter]

For more than 14 days, city lawyer Donald Kipkorir has been battling with Covid-19 which led to his admission at Aga Khan University Hospital.

Mr Kipkorir on Monday published a recount of the journey, describing his stay in hospital – the first admission for the 52-year-old – as being doused in "cocktails of medicine and oxygen".

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