Corona Virus News Network

07/05/2020

Out of the 1075 samples tested in the last 24 hours, 25 people tested positive for Coronavirus disease. This brings the total number of those who have tested positive to 607.
From this number, 22 are Kenyans, One Ugandan, one Tanzanian and one Chinese National.
17 cases are from Nairobi,
✔️2 from Wajir,
✔️2 from Kajiado,
✔️1 each from Mombasa, Migori, Isiolo and Nakuru.
Isiolo is the latest County to record a Covid-19 case.
✔️18 Counties are so far affected.
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02/04/2020

Government Spokesperson Cyrus Oguna confirmed that the first survivor, a woman, had been discharged after two tests turned out negative.

Kenyans have been debating on the whereabouts of the third coronavirus survivor after Brenda and Brian went viral for...

30/03/2020

Uber service will now be unavailable between 6 pm - 5 am.

As announced by H.E The President of Kenya Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta on 25 March 2020, there will be a national daily curfew between the hours of 7pm - 5am effective 27 March 2020. In accordance with this directive, Uber services will only operate under restricted hours from 5am to 6pm during the entire...

30/03/2020

The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Kenya rose to 42 on Sunday with the Health secretary Mutahi Kagwe warning of dire times ahead.

29/03/2020

The number of coronavirus cases in Kenya has risen to 42 after four more cases were confirmed today.

Kenya has confirmed four more cases of the coronavirus bringing the total to 42.

28/03/2020

A Kenyan living in the US and was undergoing cancer treatment has died of coronavirus.

28/03/2020

Leaders across the political divide have condemned the brutality meted out on Kenyans by police officers who were enforcing a government’s curfew to curb the spread of coronavirus.

Leaders say the curfew does not suspend the rights of Kenyans as enshrined in the law

27/03/2020

In the United States, more than 83,000 people have tested positive for Covid-19, edging out Italy, which has reported the most deaths, and China.

More than 500,000 people around the world have now contracted the new coronavirus.

27/03/2020

Amid fears that the informal network could be a weak link in the fight against the coronavirus, Kenyan authorities have issued a series of directives for matatu companies.

Kenyan authorities have issued a series of directives for companies that operate matatu minibuses.

26/03/2020

Kenya has confirmed three new cases of coronavirus raising the total number of patients to 31.

26/03/2020

The patient was a 66-year-old Kenyan male who had a long-term medical condition.

"He died this afternoon at an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in Agakhan Hospital where had been admitted," Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said.

Patient was suffering from diabetes.

25/03/2020

President Uhuru directed that only permitted persons would be allowed to step out of the confines of their homes from 7 p.m to 5 a.m as of Friday, March 27.

President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed that Kenyan remain within their homes starting...

25/03/2020

BREAKING NEWS:

Prince Charles, the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and heir to the British throne has tested positive for Coronavirus at age 71.

Prince Charles has tested positive for coronavirus.

25/03/2020

WHO says about 80% of people with Covid-19 recover without needing any specialist treatment.

Only about one person in six becomes seriously ill “and develops difficulty breathing”.

Respiratory physician John Wilson explains the range of Covid-19 impacts, from no symptoms to severe illness featuring pneumonia

25/03/2020

A Glimmer Of Hope:

Kenyatta National Hospital’s (KNH) Infectious Diseases Unit said it is likely that the initial cases who tested positive and were admitted will be released this week.

See: https://bit.ly/39nVnrq

25/03/2020

The Government or the People? Who should cater for Quarantine costs?

25/03/2020

The prisoners were set free in line with a directive to decongest prisons and to curb the spread of Coronavirus.

180 prisoners were released to serve the remainder of their sentences at home after...

24/03/2020

YouTube will reduce the quality of videos starting today in a bid to ease Internet traffic during the Coronavirus outbreak.

The coronavirus pandemic has brought about a new problem with streaming services. Due to forced quarantine and lockdowns, it is apparently putting a strain on these streaming services. YouTube is one of these major streaming services and people spend a lot of time on the service. Due to the fact tha...

24/03/2020

This is key to ensuring that people maintain social distance and prevent the spread of the Coronavirus.

Working from home is one of the ways authorities across the world have urged people to embrace in a move to reduce risk of exposure and spread of coronavirus.

24/03/2020

"I was safer in Kenya than in New York", says Larry Madowo.

24/03/2020

6 million face masks that had been procured by the German army to aid in protection against the coronavirus have reportedly gone missing in Kenya.

At least six million face masks that had been procured by the German army to aid in protection against the coronavirus have gone missing at JKIA in Kenya.

24/03/2020

BREAKING NEWS:

Health Cabinet Secretary CS Mutahi Kagwe has announced that 9 more individuals had tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total to 25.

Speaking during a presser outside Afya House, the CS revealed that the new cases were spread out across...

24/03/2020

24/03/2020

It's revealed that the Siaya priest - Father Francis Oduor, who tested positive for Covid-19 on March 22, was tasked with giving holy communion to over 100 church faithful.

Once he was done with his farewells, the priest is said to have travelled back to Nairobi where he...

24/03/2020

Tensions flared on the US Senate floor on Monday as lawmakers viscerally clashed on camera over phase three of a coronavirus response package, with Democrats blocking Republican efforts to advance the massive stimulus bill for the second day in a row.

Tensions flared on the Senate floor Monday as lawmakers viscerally clashed on camera over phase three of a coronavirus response package, with Democrats blocking Republican efforts to advance the massive stimulus bill for the second day in a row.

24/03/2020

Contrary to the reports that he met Saburi who has since tested positive for coronavirus, Raila said he only met Mombasa Deputy Governor William Kingi.

Opposition leader Raila Odinga yesterday refuted claims that he met Kilifi Deputy Governor Gideon Saburi during a visit to Mombasa last week.

24/03/2020

The Kenyan government is now tracing people who interacted with the Rome-based Catholic priest who led mass during a burial in Ugunja, Siaya County, on March 14, 2020.

The government is tracing people who interacted with a Rome-based Catholic priest who led mass during a burial in Ugunja, Siaya County, on March 14, 2020.

24/03/2020

After seeing the frustrations of a critically ill and younger patient who was lacking a ventilator, the cleric reportedly told the medics to transfer his breathing support machine to the patient.

Catholic priest Giuseppe Berardelli gave up the fight against coronavirus to inspire another person to live.

24/03/2020

Tanzania’s first coronavirus patient has been declared virus-free.

President John Magufuli said that the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases is currently at 12, with no reported deaths.

Tanzania’s first coronavirus patient has been declared virus-free.