ISOLATION BEDSThe counties, he said, must also expeditiously comply with the government’s 300 isolation bed capacity, train as many health workers as possible and ensure residents are well informed of the disease. AdvertisementThe Isiolo governor lamented over lack of enough testing kits in counties already accredited to carry out the tests. He asked the government to speed up their distribution so that mass testing is rolled out. He said Isiolo is among the leading counties in training of health workers on how to manage the pandemic, noting that 523 had so far been trained. But the county is grappling with inadequate medical supplies at isolation centres and lack of appropriate masks for health workers in high risk areas, a Covid-19 preparedness report shows.

Source: Daily Nation June 15, 2020 06:00 UTC