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AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> ODM leader Raila Odinga has tested positive for Covid-19. His doctor, David Oluoch Olunya, on Thursday, March 11, confirmed.<\/p>\n

Raila was admitted to the Nairobi Hospital on Tuesday, March 9\u00a0after\u00a0complaining of body ache and fatigue.<\/p>\n

“We have confirmed that Raila Odinga has SARS-2 COVID19. He is responding well to the treatment at the Nairobi Hospital and remains upbeat. We are continuing to monitor his progress,” Dr. Oluoch said.<\/p>\n

Raila also released a statement saying that he authorised his doctors to make public\u00a0his health status but added that he is in good shape and will undertake mandatory quarantine.<\/p>\n

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ODM leader Raila Odinga addresses a gathering at Githurai 45 on January 27, 2021<\/div>\n
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“I take this opportunity to thank the medical personnel for days of very meticulous work they have done to arrive at the diagnosis.<\/p>\n

“I received a briefing from my doctors who have conducted numerous and complicated tests on me for the last two days to arrive at an accurate diagnosis of my health,” the former Prime Minister said.<\/p>\n

Raila cautioned Kenyans against lowering their guard in the fight against Covid-19,\u00a0urging\u00a0everyone to adhere to the set protocols and guidelines\u00a0issued by the Ministry of Health.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, March 10, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe warned that\u00a0Kenya is\u00a0officially\u00a0in its third wave of the Covid-19 outbreak and\u00a0that\u00a0the new\u00a0numbers are alarming.<\/p>\n

“The sheer number itself tells you the whole story.\u00a0The positivity rate that we are announcing at around 14 percent\u00a0is also the highest since the last phase in November 2020,” Kagwe said.<\/p>\n

President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to review Covid-19 reinforcement measures on Friday, March 12. The head of state had on January 3, extended the nationwide night curfew to March 12.<\/p>\n

Kenya received its first batch of Astra Zeneca Vaccine (1.25 million doses) on March 2, 2021, with Health Director-General Patrick Amoth the first to be injected, three days later.<\/p>\n

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Kagwe, on Thursday 11, also received 100,000 more doses of AstraZeneca vaccines donated by the government of India.<\/p>\n

So far, frontline workers, police, doctors and teachers have been given priority, with politicians still coy on taking the vaccine. Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana became\u00a0the first politician and governor in Kenya to take the Covid-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n

President Uhuru Kenyatta said that he would take the vaccine at his own time, under the directive of his doctors and without public pressure.<\/p>\n

As of Thursday, March 11, Kenya had\u00a0recorded\u00a0111,185 positive cases, 1,899 fatalities and 87,994 recoveries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AfricaPress-Kenya: ODM leader Raila Odinga has tested positive for Covid-19. His doctor, David Oluoch Olunya, on Thursday, March 11, confirmed. Raila was admitted to the Nairobi Hospital on Tuesday, March 9\u00a0after\u00a0complaining of body ache and fatigue. “We have confirmed that Raila Odinga has SARS-2 COVID19. 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