Kenyan scientists raise alarm over new coronavirus strain in country

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Kenyan scientists raise alarm over new coronavirus strain in country
Tuko
21/01/2021
Japhet Ruto
- The new variant that causes the COVID-19 disease was discovered by a team of 10 researchers from the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)
- Charles Agoti, a principal investigator, revealed the variant unique to Kenya was detected in some samples collected by his team from Taita Taveta county in the Coastal region
- The latest development came even after Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe hinted that vaccines were set to arrive in the country in February or even earlier
Kenyan scientists have raised an alarm over a new coronavirus strain in the country different from the one that has mutated in Nigeria and Britain.

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