Investigations by the Ministry of Health have cast doubts on the validity of the 'negative' results obtained by some Kenyans who had tested positive for Covid-19 at Lancet laboratories. Lancet has been audited and cleared by the Kenya Medical and Dentists Council, the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians & Technologists Board, the National Public Health Laboratories and the National Covid-19 Command Centre. KMDC has now written to Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe recommending an audit of other Covid-19 testing labs across the country. "KMPDC and KMLTTB should undertake a similar process in the laboratories that are carrying out SARS-CoV-2 testing in both public and private laboratories," medical council chair Dr Eva Njenga says in the letter. The council said the testing kits and reagents used at Lancet in Nairobi are superior to those in local laboratories.

Source: The Star July 17, 2020 11:48 UTC