Nairobi, Oct. 21 -- At least two cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in schools a week after basic education institutions partially reopened, casting doubt on plans for full resumption of in-person learning.
Health officials in Nandi County are on high alert after a student at Kabote SDA Secondary School in Nandi Hills who tested positive for coronavirus was taken to an isolation centre.
There was panic also at Lelmokwo Secondary, but the county Health Executive Ruth Koech only confirmed the case at Kabote.
"A team of experts were dispatched to the two schools and tests revealed a single Covid-19 case at Kabote Secondary," she said, adding that her department was prepared to handle Covid-19 cases in the six sub-counties in the region....