Truck drivers will be getting their Covid-19 test results online following after the European Union provided a platform to relay the outcomes. Drivers have previously been forced to wait for days and even weeks for their results before embarking on their journeys. The delayed release of Covid-19 test results is among issues long-distance cargo transporters raised with the Kenyan and Ugandan governments before they went on strike in May. When truck drivers went on strike, they complained that their Covid-19 test results took more than a week to be availed. Health Chief Administrative Secretary Rashid Aman said they will use the app to link up with their laboratory testing system to facilitate detection of truck drivers' Covid-19 status at any transit points between Mombasa and Busia or Malaba.

Source: The Star July 18, 2020 10:52 UTC