Kenya steps up surveillance amid Coronavirus fears

A quarantine station measures passenger body temperatures at Narita Airport on January 16, 2020. China reported 17 new cases of the mysterious SARS-like virus on Sunday. PHOTO | STR | JIJI PRESS | AFP

Kenya has stepped up surveillance for coronavirus at all its ports of entry. The Ministry of Health has announced that passengers from China, where there is an outbreak, will be screened for the virus.  

The ministry has also said that it is waiting for further guidance from the World Health Organisation (WHO).