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Families may have to care for kin with killer disease

The government has provided designated places for hand-washing in Nairobi. The ones pictured here were installed at Uhuru Park on Tuesday but by yesterday they had been vandalised. [David Gichuru, Standard]

The government may require families to take care of relatives with Covid-19 if the health system is overwhelmed. A forward-looking plan from the Ministry of Health indicates families may have to care for their loved ones in case in-patient facilities are not available.

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