As coronavirus cases rise, home-based care will save many lives
A health officer on April 29, 2020 takes samples for testing the Covid-19 coronavirus. There has been an aggressive push toward home-based care, as cases rise in Kenya. PHOTO | BRIAN ONGORO | AFP
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta recently said he would open up the economy as soon as health facilities in the counties are prepared to handle an influx of Covid-19 cases.
One of the requirements that would inform the decision is that each county should have a minimum of 300 isolation beds. Some counties have managed to attain this quota and even surpassed while others are struggling.
