U.S. virus cases exceed 100,000 as doctors decry scarcity of drugs and equipment

By Reuters,

The sum of known coronavirus U.S. cases soared well past 100,000, with more than 1,600 dead, as weary doctors and nurses coping with shortages resorte...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , President Donald Trump , United States

‘I’m sorry, please forgive me,’ says Kilifi Deputy Governor on coronavirus spread

By Citizen Reporter,

Kilifi Deputy Governor Gideon Saburi now says that he is remorseful for the pain he has brought upon residents of Kilifi County for causing a chain of...

coronavirus , Gideon Saburi , Kilifi Deputy Governor

Gov’t to begin mass testing for coronavirus on Sunday

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The government will on Sunday, March  29 embark on a mass testing for more than 2000 persons, who arrived in the country from last Sunday March 22, 2...

coronavirus , mass testing , mutahi kagwe

Two coronavirus patients in ICU as Nairobi leads in number of infections

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Two patients out of the 31 who have tested positive for the coronavirus in Kenya are in critical condition and admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (IC...

coronavirus , mutahi kagwe

PSG sell out special jerseys, raise Sh23m for hospitals

By Reuters,

Paris St Germain have raised Sh23 million for local healthcare professionals battling the coronavirus outbreak with the release of a limited edition j...

coronavirus , PSG

Gov’t: All 239 passengers on China Southern plane tested negative for coronavirus

By Dzuya Walter,

The government of Kenya now says none of the 239 passengers who arrived in the country last month aboard a Chinese Southern Airlines plane have tested...

china , coronavirus , COVID-19 , Dr. Patrick Amoth

South Africa records two coronavirus deaths

By Ian Omondi,

South Africa on Friday recorded the first deaths resulting from Covid-19, the country’s Health Minister Dr. Zwelini Mkhize has announced. Dr. Mkh...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Dr. Zwelini Mkhize , President Cyril Ramaphosa , south africa

Video reveals lung damage in coronavirus patient: ‘People need to take this seriously’

By CNN,

A video shows the lungs of a man who had been asymptomatic a few days earlier. Now, the patient has Covid-19 and his lungs are failing to function ...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Dr. Keith Mortman , George Washington University Hospital

U.S becomes world’s worst coronavirus epicenter with over 82,000 cases

By CNN,

The United States now has the highest number of known cases of coronavirus in the world with more than 82,000, according to CNN's tally of cases repor...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , United States

Kenya records first coronavirus death

By Ian Omondi,

One of the patients who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in Kenya has died, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has announced. ...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , CS Mutahi Kagwe

‘Stop briefing on coronavirus cases,’ Health ministry tells governors

By Ian Omondi,

Ministry of Health Director General Dr. Patrick Amoth has now urged county governments to refrain from announcing any coronavirus cases within their j...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Dr. Patrick Amoth , Governor Wycliffe Oparanya , Kakamega County

Coronavirus cases in Kenya rise to 31, Gov’t monitoring 906 close contacts

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The number of coronavirus cases in Kenya has risen to 31 after three more patients tested positive for COVID-19. In a press briefing on Thursday, ...

coronavirus , Dr. Mercy Mwangangi , Kilifi

19-year-old student in Kakamega tests positive for coronavirus, MCA quarantined

By Juma Kefa,

Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya has announced confirmation of a coronavirus case in the county. According to the governor, the patient is a 19-...

KAKAMEGA , Wycliffe Oparanya

Man, 20, beaten to death by in-laws for stealing chicken in Migori

By George Juma,

Police in Awendo, Migori County, have launched investigations into an incident where a 20-year-old man was reportedly beaten to death by his in-laws f...

chicken , Migori County , Theft

Bidco Africa joins fight to curb coronavirus spread

By Citizen Reporter,

In efforts to educate the public on the need to keep their hands always clean, as one of the ways advised on controlling further spread of the coronav...

OPINION: Stock up ventilators to manage COVID-19

By Citizen Reporter,

By Dr. Steve Adudans We have entered a dangerous stage in our effort to keep the COVID-19 at bay. Our preventive and containment efforts are fallin...

coronavirus , ventilators

Coronavirus deals blow to Putin’s plans to stay in power until 2036

By CNN,

Russian President Vladimir Putin has long provided other world leaders with a template for authoritarian rule. Now he faces a new test: Whether his t...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , President Vladimir Putin , russia

BWIRE: Kenya media has done well on coronavirus ‘infodemic’

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire The media in Kenya in general and journalists in particular have done well in focusing the current health challenges facing the cou...

Coronavirus: 8-month-old baby whose father travelled from Kisumu among 5 new cases in Uganda

By Ian Omondi,

An 8-month-old baby whose father recently travelled from Kisumu in Kenya is among 5 new coronavirus cases in Uganda, bringing the country’s total to...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , uganda

Coronavirus: Nairobi Hospital bans flowers, cards, gifts for patients

By Ian Omondi,

The Nairobi Hospital has now banned delivery of external items until further notice as part of a new preparedness plan geared towards decongesting the...

coronavirus , Dr. Allan Pamba , Nairobi Hospital.