Health ministry to conduct coronavirus drillThe government of Kenya, through the Ministry of Health on Thursday said that it will conduct a coronavirus drill on Sunday at the Mbagathi Hospital, Nairobi. Speaking to the press, health CS Mutahi Kagwe said the drill that will start at 11am will mimic a real case scenario of a coronavirus infection in the country and demonstrate how health officers should respond. Sabina Chege, tried calling the number set up by the Ministry of Health pretending to have coronavirus-like symptoms in need of assistance in the presence of CS Mutahi Kagwe and senior health ministry officials. Subscribe Now »Ms. Chege wanted to find out the kind of advice she would get from the health ministry and how prepared the country was in case of an outbreak. To his defence the health CS said the line was still in its trial phaseSEE ALSO :Travelers to be screened for ‘Chinese’ coronavirus- GovernmentShe went ahead and tried calling another line.

Source: Standard Digital March 12, 2020 12:56 UTC