Covid-19: Hospitals at ‘tipping point’ as cases increase
Education CS George Magoha (centre) and Governor Alex Togos (right) during the opening of Tambach Sub-County Hospital Covid-19 isolation centre in Elgeyo-Marakwet on July 10, 2020. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
On Wednesday, the Council of Governors chairman, Mr Wycliffe Oparanya, painted a gory picture of the country’s health sector and called for support from the national government.
The Kenyatta National Hospital Isolation Unit in Mbagathi is overwhelmed and will no longer take referrals.
The fight against Covid-19 is threatening to overwhelm healthcare resources in the country as the coronavirus pandemic burrows deeper nationwide.
The severity of the disease is straining resources, causing burnout among health workers, some of whom have also been infected. So far, more than 450 frontline workers have tested positive while four have died.
