Nairobi, Nov. 27 -- The man who died in a matatu along Mombasa road on Tuesday was not killed by Covid-19 as it was initially feared, the Nation has learnt.
Tests on samples taken from the man, who has been identified as Leonard Odhiambo, 57, turned negative for coronavirus.
City Mortuary deputy funeral superintendent Patrick Mbugua, however, said a post-mortem had not been done to determine the cause of death.
"The man was brought to the mortuary and the Covid-19 test came back negative. We suspect he died of blood pressure issues owing to the sudden manner of his death. However, we are still waiting for the post-mortem results. It was not Covid-19," Mr Mbugua said on Thursday.
On Tuesday at around 7.30am, the matatu had left the ambas...