[Elvis Ogina/Standard]It has been 100 days since the coronavirus disease was detected in Kenya, with the number of confirmed infections rising steadily, reflecting an increase in the samples tested. Among the reasons making the target largely unachievable is the limited number of testing kits and testing capacities in the private and government-owned laboratories. It was the deadliest day for Covid-19, whose first victim, a 66-year-old man, died on March 26. “I think we have done very well compared to many countries whose recorded number of infections and deaths has been huge,” he said. At the time, Burundi had recorded just over 80 cases of Covid-19 and one death.

Source: Standard Digital June 19, 2020 16:56 UTC