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Source: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-06/25/c_139164737.htm
Kenya adopts home-based care to cushion health system from COVID-19 strain
NAIROBI, June 24 (Xinhua) -- A rise in the number of asymptomatic COVID-19 patients has made Kenya implement a home-based care model to cushion its health system from being overrun by the disease.
The home-care system would see COVID-19 patients get treated at home, especially those in the capital Nairobi and the coastal city of Mombasa.
The two regions account for the bulk of infections in the country, with the disease fast-spreading in the community.
The adoption of the program makes Kenya the only country in the region to go that route as cases of community transmission surge.
The east African on Wednesday recorded 254 new cases to bring the total tally of infections to 5,206, with the Ministry of Health noting the disease would continue to spread.
"About 78 percent of our patients are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms, which enables us to implement the home-based care system since they can comfortably be taken care of at home," said Mary Mwangangi, the health chief administrative secretary...
Kenya adopts home-based care to cushion health system from COVID-19 strain
NAIROBI, June 24 (Xinhua) -- A rise in the number of asymptomatic COVID-19 patients has made Kenya implement a home-based care model to cushion its health system from being overrun by the disease.
The home-care system would see COVID-19 patients get treated at home, especially those in the capital Nairobi and the coastal city of Mombasa.
The two regions account for the bulk of infections in the country, with the disease fast-spreading in the community.
The adoption of the program makes Kenya the only country in the region to go that route as cases of community transmission surge.
The east African on Wednesday recorded 254 new cases to bring the total tally of infections to 5,206, with the Ministry of Health noting the disease would continue to spread.
"About 78 percent of our patients are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms, which enables us to implement the home-based care system since they can comfortably be taken care of at home," said Mary Mwangangi, the health chief administrative secretary...