Health Director-General Patrick Amoth said patients seeking admission will be required to undergo Covid-19 test to avoid putting the lives of health workers at risk. Admission at a facility may soon require testing so that healthcare providers are protected,” he said. The new directive came as Kenya's confirmed coronavirus cases rose to 700 after 28 more people tested positive from 841 samples. “Five other individuals from Tanzania also tested positive and were referred back to Tanzania,” he said. “We have noted especially at the border, increasing number of positive cases.

Source: Daily Nation May 12, 2020 06:56 UTC