The County Government of Lamu has procured additional healthcare equipment worth Sh.3.9 million including 10,000 Personal Protective Equipment-PPEs and 4,000 N95 respirator masks to boost war on Covid-19. The equipment were on Tuesday distributed to the county’s major health institutions including the King Fahad hospital, the Mpeketoni and Faza sub-county hospitals and the Mokowe and Witu health centres. The equipment is expected to go a long way in protecting not only the frontline workers but also the Lamu residents. He said the Isolation Centre at King Fahad Hospital is undergoing revamping to increase its bed capacity. Lamu County has so far tested 442 individuals, with 28 individuals testing positive.

Source: The Star August 05, 2020 11:03 UTC