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BREAKING: KENYA CONFIRMS FIRST CORONAVIRUS CASE

Updated: Jul 21, 2020


Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe, Kagwe
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe. PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NATION MEDIA GROUP

Kenya has confirmed its first Coronavirus case.

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe on Friday said the patient is a Kenyan who travelled from US via London.


The woman is a Kenyan citizen, she was returning from the U.S. to Nairobi. She was confirmed positive by the national influenza lab, but she is stable," he said.



He said that although patient, a Kenyan, is stable and eating, she will not be released from hospital until she is confirmed negative. The woman is at Kenyatta National Hospital's Infectious Disease Unit.


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

country has suspended all travel outside the country unless necessary.

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