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In Kisumu, health officials confirmed eight cases of Covid-19 of Indian variant from samples collected at Kibos Sugar Factory. The gene sequencing that was carried out a week ago at Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) detected the B.1.617 variant dubbed a ‘double mutant’, a dominant strain that is spreading quickly in India. Kisumu Health Executive Boaz Nyunya said there were 150 samples tested three weeks ago at the factory, of which 100 tested positive while eight were confirmed to h...

B.1.617: Kenya detects its first case of the variant of concern, says ministry Storm Simpson © Provided by The South African The Kenyan government announced that the country has a case of the coronavirus variant first detected in India, on Wednesday, 5 May. The variant of concern was picked out among samples taken from Indian travellers working in the western region of Kenya. Just a few days ago, the same variant, B.1.617, was confirmed to be in neighbouring Uganda. GLOBAL CON...

The much-dreaded double mutant variant that has officially been related to the devastating Covid-19 situation in India has been discovered in the East African c

COVID: Israelis enjoy their newfound freedom Oceania A Fijian hospital has gone under lockdown by the military and police after a patient died of COVID. The patient was just the third to die from the illness in the country. Health authorities said that they were quarantining 400 patients, doctors, nurses and staff within the building until they can determine who was in close contact with the deceased patient. The nations leaders are concerned that the latest outbreak is spreading across the co...

Vaccinated Kenyans Near 1 Million Mark 6 May 2021 - 4:31 pm Health CS Mutahi Kagwe addressing the Nation about Corona Virus outside Afya House on March 17, 2020. Simon Kiragu Kenyans.co.ke Kenya has vaccinated a total of 906,746 against the Covid-19 disease countrywide. Of these 278,642 are aged 58 years and above, Health workers 159,982, Teachers 141,571 Security Officers 76,578 and others 249,973. In a statement on Thursday, May 6, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe noted that Kenya has recorded 705...

Kisumu: Over 100 people quarantined after coming into contact with 8 foreigners with Indian COVID-19 variant Tuko 6 hrs ago Japhet Ruto © Provided by Tuko Kisumu: Over 100 people quarantined after coming into contact with 8 foreigners with Indian COVID-19 variant - Kisumu health CEC Boaz Otieno said the situation was under control but urged residents to adhere to strict COVID-19 protocols released by the Ministry of Health and WHO - Acting MoH Director-General Patrick Amoth...

news Coronavirus digest: Russia approves one-dose Sputnik V jab dw.com 2 days ago dw.com The single-dose jab is less effective than its two part counterpart, but is still in line with the WHOs standards, Russian officials said. The EU is set to welcome Israeli tourists this summer. DW has the latest. © Donat Sorokin/TASS/imago images The single-dose vaccine could make the Sputnik V easier to implement Russian health officials approved a single-dose version of the Sputnik V ...

Kenya Detects COVID-19 Variant from India A COVID-19 variant first diagnosed in India has been detected in Kenya, the health ministry said on Wednesday. Acting Director-General for Health Dr. Patrick Amoth said five cases were reported in people working at a fertilizer plant in Kisumu. He said the cases were picked up on arrival into the country on Thursday last week before the ban on flights from India was imposed. “Yes, this variant has been picked in Kenya, and because of global connectivi...

Researchers have detected five cases of the Indian Covid-19 variant in Kenya. The health ministry says the tests were done before the ban on flights to India was imposed. The five cases were identified from samples collected in people working in a fertiliser plant in western Kenya. The country temporarily suspended passenger flights to India two weeks ago. Dr Patrick Amoth from the health ministry says the ban couldn’t have stopped this happening. India is currently experiencing the worst Cov...

Indian Covid-19 Variant Detected on African Continent May 06, 2021 Its been just a few days since Uganda confirmed a case of India’s covid-19 variant B.1.617, and now Kenya has also confirmed the variant has been found in patients in the city of Kisumu. The ministry’s director-general, Dr Patrick Amoth says a virus cannot be prevented from spreading to various territories. “This variant has been picked up in Kenya and because of global connectivity, it is just a question of time. You cann...