The deadly covid-19 variant that is outrageously sweeping lives in India found its way in Kenya earlier yesterday. The five traveling Indian workers tested positive after their samples were taken in Kisumu .
The B.1.617 virus has been noted to take less than five days and symptoms begin showing up with it mutating to remain active in the victims body . Indian scientists submitted to the genome sequencing data that the virus is the most prevalent. Ministry of health is tracking the about 100 people traced to have been in contact with the tested five.
WHO puts in record that to date a dozen countries have reported the variant with Kenya and Uganda amongst them. Uganda reported it’s first case a few days before Kenya. Because of global connectivity, it’s just a question of time. You cannot be able to put barriers to prevent a virus from accessing your territories” stated Dr Patrick Amoth .The statement is an urge for Kenyans to remain cautious.
The variant has marked 380000 infections and
The overwhelmed situation in india calls for other countries to manouvre keenly as the virus is furious.
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