The announcement was made by Health CS Mutahi Kagwe, who added that the announcement will take effect from Friday.
“Those arriving in the country in the next 72 hours from India shall undertake mandatory testing. Those found positive for Covid-19 shall be isolated for 14 days at their own cost,” he explained.
“Following the resolution by @MOH Kenya to suspend all passenger flights into the country from India, the Council has released a list of isolation facilities. Those traveling into the country from India will undergo mandatory quarantine/isolation at their own cost,” the Council posted on Twitter.
The isolation facilities which are in Nairobi and Mombasa will charge between charging between Sh7500 to Sh14,000 for full board accomodation.
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A screenshot of the offending adverts
The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Council has imposed a Sh500,000 fine on three nursing care facilities.
This is after the three facilities issued a misleading advertisement that they would offer home-based ICU care for Covid-19 patients at a prescribed fee.
The council said the three; Apex home healthcare, Utunzaji home and Nursing care and Wholistic Nursing care should immediately pull down the advertisements. Covid 19 Time Series
The council further said the said advertisements are misleading and geared towards obtaining money by false pretense.
In a statement signed by Chief Executive Officer Daniel Yumbya, the council said ICU care cannot be provided at home.
Medical Council Fines 3 Hospitals for False Advertising
An ICU bed at a health facility in Kenya.
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The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council on Friday, April 16, fined three healthcare facilities Ksh500,000 each for false advertisements.
The three facilities had advertised that they offer home-based Intensive Care for Covid-19 patients.
“We note that Intensive Care Unit (ICU) care caters for patients with severe or life-threatening illnesses or injuries which require constant care and supervision from a multi-disciplinary medical team,” the council in a statement noted.
A nurse attends to a patient at an ICU ward at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County in January 2020
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