Earlier this week, the Health ministry announced that a patient from Homa Bay had tested positive for Covid-19 but Governor Cyprian Awiti said the person lived in Nairobi. He said suspicious security officers in Homa Bay checked a coffin atop the vehicle and found it empty and that what followed was the quarantining of the group for testing. CONTACTSAdvertisementHealth and security officers were on Saturday evening racing to trace the other people the man came into contact with. By Saturday evening, eight family members had been quarantined at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) in Homa Bay. “Our team of professionals are looking after him,” Prof Muga said, adding he was "fine".

Source: Daily Nation April 18, 2020 15:17 UTC