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| SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT | Inside Coronavirus wards at Mbagathi and KNH

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Nyakundi Report

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This archive report was first published on 20 April 2020.

Published on April 20, 2020, a critical period in the COVID-19 pandemic, a special assignment team ventured into the coronavirus wards at Mbagathi and Kenyatta National Hospitals (KNH) to document the situation.

What they found was a healthcare system under immense pressure, with over 50 health workers forced into quarantine after unknowingly or accidentally coming into contact with COVID-19 patients.

The team witnessed firsthand the challenges faced by healthcare workers as they battled to contain the spread of the virus.

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