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Kenya says they lack Reagents Kits to diagnose Coronavirus

National Assembly Health Committee Chairperson Sabina Chege during their meeting with Health Ministry at Continental House, Nairobi. [Boniface Okendo/Standard]

Kenya is at risk of a health crisis since not a single medical facility has tools to test for coronavirus.

It has emerged that the country lacks reagent kits to test the deadly coronavirus. Currently, all samples are taken to South Africa for testing.

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