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Why hospitals test the dead for Covid-19

Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital CEO Wilson Aruasa, when he addressed the press at his office, yesterday. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]

When Peter Kamau, a commercial photographer in Eldoret town was knocked dead by a vehicle, those who knew him were surprised when public health officers in full personal protective equipment (PPE) took charge in removal of the body from the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) mortuary and subsequent burial at Kiplombe cemetery.

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