The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that testing is the first key step to stemming the spread of the virus. Kenya recorded the highest number of Covid-19 infections on Saturday, when Health minister Mutahi Kagwe announced 688 infections in a single day. 20 LABORATORIESKenya now has 20 operational laboratories approved by the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board. Others are Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi Hospital, Walter Reed in Kericho, Lancet, Coast General Hospital, and the National Public Health Laboratories Services. Notably, South Africa has tested 2.2million people while neighbouring Uganda as of July 14, had tested 232,608 compared with Kenya’s 230,096.

Source: Daily Nation July 18, 2020 18:28 UTC