EDITORIAL: Fight Covid-19 in slums

A section of the Mathare slum in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The rising number of Covid-19 cases in slums should draw attention of the policymakers to the potential that the crisis could escalate faster and affect more people than has been projected.

Recently, health authorities said that the number of cases will increase and peak in September, but with the disease situation in slums getting worse this could change. The peak could come later and with even more cases than projected.

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