142 people test positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hrs
142 people have tested positive for the coronavirus disease, from a sample size of 2,650 tested in the last 24 hours. The positivity rate is now 5.4 percent and total confirmed
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Amoth appointed WHO Executive Board Chairperson
Ministry of Health Acting Director-General, Patrick Amoth, has been appointed as the World Health Organisation (WHO), Executive Board Chairperson. The announcement was made, today, during the 149th Session of the WHO Executive Board
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Ban menthol cigarettes, save 29,000 smokers, survey reveals
More than 8,100 Kenyans die every year of tobacco related diseases, while more than 220,000 children and more than 2,737,000 adults continue to use tobacco each day. A national survey that
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Standards guide for sale of alcohol online developed
Online alcohol retailers will now have to adhere to a set of standards to guide the sale and delivery of alcohol in efforts aimed to minimize risks to consumers. The standards
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16 people succumb to COVID-19 as 349 test positive
Today 349 people have tested positive for Corona Virus disease, from a sample size of 4,208 tested in the last 24 hours. The positivity rate is now 8.3 per cent and
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