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Ministry raises alarm following a rise in coronavirus cases

A health worker conducts a Covid-19 coronavirus molecular test in Parkview, Johannesburg, on October 22, 2020 

Photo credit: Luca Sola | AFP

What you need to know:

  • Kenya Medical Association President Andrew Were said hospitals are witnessing an increased number of ICU cases.
  • Health Acting Director-General Patrick Amoth said county governments that do not have the correct infrastructure “should up the game”.

As the number of Covid-19 patients admitted to hospital rises, the Ministry of Health has raised concerns over possible stretched facilities and an overwhelmed workforce.

While giving the National Emergency Response Committee updates yesterday, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said stretched facilities would badly affect the war on the deadly virus.