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Why doctors are afraid for Kenya as cases shoot up

The upgraded wing of Mbagathi Hospital, Nairobi, being prepared for handling cases of the deadly coronavirus. It was that was launched by the Health CS Mutahi Kagwe,March 6, 2020. [Elvis Ogina,Standard]

At the heart of Mbagathi Infectious Disease Unit, the designated primary isolation centre for Kenya, are only six doctors and 14 nurses doing the day-to-day tasks of fighting the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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