Covid-19

Uhuru Primary School in Nyandarua closed due to rising COVID-19 infections

A community health volunteer, Wanjau Kariuki said panic was evident among villagers after the school was closed and pupils sent home to mingle with th...

The testing is part of an effort to understand how widespread the infection is on the continent. [PHOTO | FILE]

This is not good news – Kenya announces first person with two COVID-19 variants

By George Kebaso | 3 weeks ago

Kenya has identified the very first case of an individual with two Covid-19 variants, joining very few countries in the world that have reported them....

CS Kagwe: I haven’t heard of people dying for not getting second dose

By Bosco Marita | 4 weeks ago

As thousands of Kenyans await the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, nearly the third month after taking the first dose, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe says...

Alarm as Kenya extends ban on flights from and to India over deadly COVID-19

By Ben Kirira | 1 month ago

Travelers in India interested in traveling to Kenya for various reasons have no much of an option but to cancel their plans, following a new 30-day ex...

COVID-19 updates: 86 more test positive, two succumb as positivity rate stands at 3.1%

By Naomi Njoroge | 1 month ago

In the last 24 hours, Kenya recorded a 3.1% positivity rate with 86 new Covid-19 cases from a sample size of 2,789....

Fear as India’s dangerous COVID-19 variant is discovered in Kenya

By K24Tv Team | 1 month ago

The much-dreaded double mutant variant that has officially been related to the devastating Covid-19 situation in India has been discovered in Kenya. T...

Kenya suspends all flights from India over Covid-19 spike

By Naomi Njoroge | 2 months ago

This new directive will take effect in the next 72 hours....

COVID 19: Private sector in health systems wants inclusivity

By Hillary Mageka | 2 months ago

Thakker blamed a sluggish vaccine deployment plan for the looming shortage. He added that overreliance on COVAX, a weak communication strategy, and he...