This archive report was first published on 29 June 2020.
Published on June 29, 2020, researchers in Kenya are racing against time to combat the spread of Covid-19.
Health Chief Administrative Secretary Rashid Aman stated that scientists are working tirelessly to inform containment and management measures, with ongoing studies focused on developing diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines for the disease.
According to Dr. Aman, scientists are also working to understand the disease spectrum and the end results of the virus behavior, including asymptomatic cases, severity of symptoms, and fatalities.
The Ministry of Health has been leveraging experiences and lessons learned from previous responses to Sars-Cov and Mers-Cov to build capacity in managing Covid-19, and has been working closely with the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) on local and international collaborative Covid-19 research.
As of Sunday, there were 6,070 confirmed cases of Covid-19, with 5,538 cases being local transmission, accounting for 91% of the total case load, with the majority of infections recorded in Mombasa and Nairobi counties.
Dr. Aman also announced the recovery of 42 more patients, raising the total number of recoveries to 2,013, and the death toll to 144.
