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Kenya Confirms First Corona virus case

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Health CS Mutahi Kagwe has announced and confirmed the first Coronavirus case in Kenya on a victim who traveled back to Nairobi from USA Via London before arriving at JKIA.

CS Kagwe, relayed the news on Friday stating that the patient is a Kenyan and is currently in stable condition at at Kenyatta National Hospital’s Infectious Disease Unit Victim returned to Kenya on March 5th.

“Ministry of health has confirmed the first coronavirus case in Kenya. The Kenyan citizen returning from the US to Nairobi via London on 5th March,” the Health CS stated.

All public gatherings meetings, games, events, church crusades have been suspended.

“Churches can have services as long as they have hand sanitizer while schools will remain open but inter school games are cancelled,” CS Kagwe stated.

The government says it has traced all contacts the patient made since her arrival.

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