Nairobi, March 20 -- Doctors have raised the alarm over the rising cases of pneumonia and tuberculosis, particularly in children and young adults, raising fears of a potential wave of Covid-19 infections.

Vincent Nyangweso, a general practitioner in Kasarani, reports that he has been seeing around seven patients a day who present with fever, cough and sore throat, and are diagnosed with either TB or pneumonia later on.

According to Dr Nyangweso, the trend has been the same for the past two months and he attributes it to the changing weather patterns in the country that are also increasing the presence of pathogens causing the diseases.

"The current weather patterns are playing a significant role in the increase in respiratory illnesses...