Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi has gone into self quarantine after recent direct contact with a confirmed patient with Covid-19. He said he tested negative for the virus. We have already identified county staff who came into direct contact with the patient and we have ordered them to go on mandatory self quarantine for 14 days," he said in a statement on Sunday. Health CS Mutahi Kagwe had said a senior county official had tested positive for covid-19 and would be charged after completing time under quarantine. The official defied state orders to self quarantine after an international trip.

Source: The Star March 22, 2020 16:33 UTC