Gloomy year ahead under Covid-19 cloud

A man wearing a mask. Kenyans have been advised to wear masks following the outbreak of Covid-19 [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Kenya’s coronavirus projections keep moving from bad to worse. New data from a government report paints a grim picture of the year ahead, what could see more than 30 million people infected with the disease.

And to keep up with the anticipated surge in infections, the country would require to do 10 million tests by February next year – way higher than the estimated current capacity of 2.6 million tests a year.