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Article Author: First wave of contagion is probably over
Media Source: Daily Nation (Kenya)
Date: 8 September 2020
Lukoye Atwoli, Dean of the Aga Khan University Medical College in Kenya, writes that in Kenya the proportion of those testing positive has been dropping gradually over the past couple of weeks, even dipping below the magical 5% in the past few days. If indeed a majority of Kenyans have already been infected and recovered, the low…
Lukoye Atwoli, Dean of the Aga Khan University Medical College in Kenya, writes that in Kenya the proportion of those testing positive has been dropping gradually over the past couple of weeks, even dipping below the magical 5% in the past few days. If indeed a majority of Kenyans have already been infected and recovered, the low positivity rates would mean that the country has crested the peak of the pandemic, and one would now hope that those infected have acquired a measure of protective immunity.