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Kenya intensifies surveillance over new Covid 'super variant' in South Africa
Experts have reported that the new Covid strain could be more lethal than previous variants of the Sars-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19 diseases. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
Travellers arriving from southern African countries will have to undergo Covid-19 tests as Kenya steps up surveillance at points of entry following reports of a new lethal coronavirus variant in South Africa.
The head of the National Covid-19 Vaccines Taskforce at the Health ministry Willis Akhwale said Friday that mandatory quarantine is being considered for travellers from or transiting through the region and Hong Kong.