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Time to mask up again? WHO warns of new strains of Covid-19

Young man taking a selfie while a nurse is vaccinating him against Covid-19. [Getty Images]

Low infections and fatality in Kenya have not put the country off the hook of the Covid-19 pandemic, scientists warn.

Lately, the country has been recording a positivity rate of less than five per cent, with about 20 cases every day, but scientists warn that the country must keep up surveillance and adherence to public containment measures to keep the disease in check.

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