The refugee, who is Turkana County's first Covid-19 case, travelled from Nairobi to Kakuma on May 10 using a hired a taxi. They were then escorted to a quarantine facility at Kakuma Refugee Camp. "When public health officers cross-checked records at Lodwar County and Referral Hospital to see if they had admitted the baby, it was confirmed to be untrue. County health teams in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Rescue Committee have already isolated the patient. UNHCR's Senior Operations Manager at the Kakuma Refugee Camp Kahin Ismail recently reassured the county of support.

Source: Daily Nation May 26, 2020 09:20 UTC