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Covid-19: Over 2,000 Nairobians tested amid fears of second wave

Health worker Mary Migide collects a sample from a resident of Kibera, Nairobi, for testing for the coronavirus, October 18, 2020.

Photo credit: Dennis Onsongo | Nation Media Group
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By  Collins Omulo

Reporter

Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • A total of 2,054 samples were collected on the first day of the exercise on Saturday, across the 17 sub-counties in Nairobi.
  • The NMS team, led by Director-General Mohamed Badi, has ramped up testing amid concerns about a second wave of infections in several counties in Kenya.

More than 2,000 Nairobi residents have been tested for Covid-19 in the second phase of free voluntary mass testing launched by the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) over the weekend.

A total of 2,054 samples were collected on the first day of the exercise on Saturday, across the 17 sub-counties in Nairobi.

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