Most counties still do not have facilities to test, trace contacts, admit and successfully manage Covid-19 patients. The Council of Governors Chairman Wycliffe Oparanya yesterday renewed calls for the national government to devolve Covid-19 testing to counties by helping set up and equip testing facilities. County governments have continued to test workers attending to Covid-19 patients after every two weeks." However, questions have been raised on whether county governments are fully prepared to manage Covid-19 as claimed by most governors. “Management of health systems is more advanced at the national level yet it faces several challenges.

Source: Daily Nation July 13, 2020 05:45 UTC