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Nakuru man dies by suicide while awaiting Covid-19 test result
What you need to know:
- County health authorities said the man in his 50s, who worked as a driver, used a curtain to hang himself in the War Memorial Hospital isolation ward.
- Dr King’ori said he travelled from Nairobi after President Uhuru Kenyatta allowed intercounty travel from July 6.
- The incident brought to the fore the mental health issue that the pandemic has caused, although it was not clear why the man took that step.
A man from Rongai Sub-county, Nakuru County, died by suicide on Saturday while awaiting the results of his Covid-19 test.
County health authorities said the man in his 50s, who worked as a driver, used a curtain to hang himself in the War Memorial Hospital isolation ward.
