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Parents told to confine children as toddler tests positive for covid-19

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Published 4 May 2020

According to Dr Amoth, “the government is working with different health experts when handling Covid-19 cases noting that Kenya has gained approval by World Health Organisation -WHO to join solidarity trials for Covid-19 19 treatment.” 

The youngest new case announced Monday was a six months old baby while the oldest was 60 years.

Out of 1012 samples tested in the last 24 hours, 25 cases tested positive for Covid-19 disease, bringing total number of confirmed cases to 490.

Out of the new cases, 15 are from Nairobi while 10 from Mombasa aged between 6 months and 60 years of age.

The 15 cases in Nairobi are from Eastleigh with 8, Umoja 2, Kawangware 2, with Mathare, Kahawa West and Kariobangi South 1 each while in Mombasa we have 8 cases from Old Town and 1 each in Bombolulu and Jomvu.