It’s been 37 days since I went to Pathologists Lancet Kenya in Upper Hill, Nairobi to have my samples collected and tested for Covid-19. So I took the plunge and sat on the plastic chair under a tent outside the 5th Avenue Office Suites building. However, there was a caveat: “a not detected result does not exclude infection with SARS-CoV-2”, the virus that causes Covid-19. THREE-PRONGED APPROACHThe Health ministry is currently using a three-pronged approach in testing for Covid-19. Acting Health Director-General Patrick Amoth has said that voluntary testing for Covid-19 is “not encouraged at government laboratories at the moment”.

Source: Daily Nation May 28, 2020 13:30 UTC