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Where are the ill? Riddle of deserted hospital and beds

Patients are reluctant to seek medical attention until their conditions have significantly worsened, explaining higher mortality and empty hospitals. At the country’s largest facility – Kenyatta National Hospital, a quarter of the beds were vacant by mid-yesterday in a rather unusual turn of events.

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