Mass testing a must, Joho Warns Mombasa Residents

Kenyans are resisting Covid-19 mass screening despite a availability of enough testing kits. The Ministry of Health has warned them against the move, terming it counter productive – By Gerald Gekara.


In Mombasa, residents have been slow in accepting voluntary Mass testing despite the death of two more people in the area.
Governor Ali Hassan Joho has warned his county residents against resisting the free testing, advising that the Covid-19 spread has grave consequences.

“You must accept to be tested or prepare for the worst. This disease is a major challenge”; Joho said.

Yesterday, 2 more people from Mombasa County died of the coronavirus, with 19 new cases reported between Saturday 2nd and Sunday, 3rd May.