Today, Kenya enters a crucial third month in the fight against the coronavirus. In its third month of infections, the United States had 546 confirmed cases and 22 deaths. This is especially worrying for Kenya because in the past week alone, Kenya’s confirmed cases have tripled and the deaths have increased fourfold. It took a month of reporting cases identified from quarantine facilities before Kenya announced its first few cases of community spread. Testing not only helps understand the magnitude of the problem, but it is also very crucial for deciding measures to take.

Source: Daily Nation May 12, 2020 14:07 UTC