Forty two inmates at the Industrial Area Prison have been quarantined after coming into contact with two other remandees who tested positive for Covid-19 last week. ISOLATION CENTRESDr Matiang’i further said the government is working to upscale the capacity of the isolation centres in prison from the current 500 beds to 1,000 beds. On Saturday, Health CAS Rashid Aman said mass testing in prisons was set to be done after the cases were confirmed. The Interior CS on Monday said 219 prison staffers have so far been tested, 144 in Nairobi area, 42 in Nyanza, 27 in Rift Valley, 12 in Coast region and 8 in Western region. The mass testing is yet to be conducted in North Eastern and Eastern regions.

Source: Daily Nation May 12, 2020 12:33 UTC