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Mask up, Kagwe warns as Covid-19 infections rise

Health CS Mutahi Kagwe. [File, Standard]

County government hospitals have been urged to be on the lookout for cases with flu-like symptoms, as Covid-19 cases continue to soar in Kenya considering the present cold weather.

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has asked the county health departments to scale up their surveillance efforts and at the same time revamp their isolation facilities and particularly the oxygen supplies in case the numbers continue to surge.

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