Covid-19: 4 State House staff positive

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Covid-19: 4 State House staff positive

4 State House staff positive as Covid-19 tally hits 3,727

Tuesday, June 16, 2020 0:01

By ANNIE NJANJA

State House Spokesperson Kanze Dena.

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The State House says it has tightened screening for staff who are residing outside its premises after four of them tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday.

“To strengthen Covid-19 containment measures, extra access protocols for State House staff residing outside the compound and visitors had been rolled out,” she said, adding President Uhuru Kenyatta and the First Family were safe.

The State House statement came as the Health ministry asked Kenyans to start familiarising themselves with the protocols of caring for Covid-19 cases at home amid sustained rise in new infections.

On Monday, the ministry reported 133 new cases, bringing the total number of confirmed Covid-19 infections to 3,727.

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