This archive report was first published on 19 June 2020.
On June 17, 2020, the Ministry of Health's Chief Administrative Secretary Dr Rashid Aman announced that 13 employees of Safaricom's customer care shop in Meru County had tested positive for COVID-19.
According to Meru Health Executive Misheck Mutuma, the 13 positive tests were from 42 contacts who were in quarantine by Wednesday.
"The 13 positive tests are from the 42 contacts who are in quarantine. We have embarked on tracing more contacts from the new cases," Mr Mutuma said.
Following the confirmation of the COVID-19 case, Safaricom closed its Meru shop until further notice.
Meru Health Chief Officer James Kirimi said contact tracing had been escalated following the record number of coronavirus cases in the county.
"The 13 include seven males and six females. We are well prepared to manage all the patients at the Meru Teaching and Referral Hospital," Dr Kirimi said.
The latest cases come just days after Safaricom was forced to close four shops to allow cleaning, fumigation, and sanitization.
On May 31, Safaricom was also forced to close its Thika Road Mall (TRM) in Nairobi after a staff member tested positive for coronavirus.
