The Nairobi Metropolitan Service intends to set aside 490 beds in county hospitals to handle increased cases of the coronavirus in the city. NMS has identified where to isolate asymptomatic Covid-19 patients, NMS Health Services director Josephine Kibaru-Mbae said on Monday. Covid-19 positive cases in Nairobi were 1,283 as of June 8. Lady Griffin at Kenya Medical Training College will have 190 beds, Pumwani's Nursing and Training College 90 and Bahati Health Centre 50. “We have many positive cases that need isolation besides those we already have at Mbagathi, Kenyatta National Hospital and Kenyatta University Teaching and Referral Hospital.

Source: The Star June 09, 2020 19:52 UTC