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A surgeon attached to Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) is under fire after he allegedly refused to isolate himself after testing positive for Covid-19.
There are fears that he may have infected his colleagues and patients with the virus as he continued interacting with them freely.
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said the ministry and the health fraternity are disappointed by the medic’s selfish act.
“We are also asking that the health professionals must adhere to what we are saying because we know that there are some who are misbehaving,” Kagwe said.
Kagwe noted that the surgeon insisted on operating on a patient despite knowing his positive status and the danger he was posing to everyone.
“Fortunately, he didn’t because a nurse reported him,” he added.
A total of 634 healthcare workers including nurses, clinical officers, pharmacists, laboratory technicians, and medical doctors have so far been infected with Covid-19 in Kenya.
This represents about three percent of the total number of Covid-19 infections in Kenya, which stood at 19,125 as of Wednesday.
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Arrest him and charge him with infecting people with deadly virus knowingly.
If it was in Pakistan, this stubborn Doctor would be Executed (even pubically).
Okoa Kenya and Sonko Rescue team mentality at play here-Messiah complex.
1. The problem with health-care in Kenya is political.
2. Where are the COVID-19 funds or any funds set aside for health care in Kenya??
Health care funds in Kenya are stolen by Uhuru Kenyatta, his family and government officials.
3. Kenyan health care workers need to stay home. You’re not Jesus.
We want secession.
A glimpse of Kenya Health Care System:
is when KNH doctors do night calls from casualty car park coz there is no doctors call rooms.
— KMPDU National Chair (@OrokoSamuel)
sending pregnant mothers to a private facility for ultrasound. The printing paper had run out.
— Robert Tabu (@huyunitabu)
Having 10 babies die on you in one night.
WHY?-No oxygen available, no antibiotics, no antimalarials.
— Ali El-helal (@aliroz_89)
referring patients from western to knh for chemo and radiotherapy but deep down you know they'll never afford it.
— Tim Kanyeki (@tkanyeki)
Abeid Athman
@bin_abeid
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Jan 16, 2017
I had to use my bare hands to stop bleeding in a HIV positive mama due to lack of gloves instead I had to take ARV's #MyBadDoctorExperience
Get Out of Kenyan Hospitals Kenyan Doctors and nurses .
The Kenyan government has never cared about you.
Save your life.
The Kenyan health care system will be ripped apart by Corona virus , the Kenyan government set up to be killed by dues eased in those those hospitals.
save yourselves.
Quarantine him in jail.
Simple solution...quick lesson for others.
What a selfish act! He should be quarantined in jail.