Kenyans to isolate despite UK Covishield nod

An aerial view of Nairobi City from Ngara.[Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

The United Kingdom has now approved Covishield, the Indian version of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, meaning travelers with both doses will be considered “fully vaccinated” and can dispense with mandatory quarantine.

But travelers to the UK from India will have to quarantine for 10 days upon arrival.