Kenyan medical centre seeks $1.5m for Covid testing permit withdrawal

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Tourists screened upon arrival at Dubai airport, the United Arab Emirates, as the Gulf emirate reopened to tourists after a long shutdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. PHOTO | AFP

A Kenyan medical facility has gone to court seeking $1.55 million as damages after suspension of its Covid testing licence.

Checkups Medical Centre, based at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), has petitioned against a decision by the Health ministry to withdraw its credentials to issue Trusted Travel Code for travellers.