A young Kenyan lady who has recovered from coronavirus has said the disease “is real and treatable”, urging people to follow the precautionary measures religiously and seek treatment
without fear when they sense the symptoms of the disease or have come into contact with a carrier.
Brenda Cherotich told reporters that she had been visiting the United States since last December, but suspected that she contracted the coronavirus on her flight back to Kenya from London in early March.
She voluntarily went to the government isolation centre in the capital, Nairobi, to begin her treatment where she said staff “treated her well.”
Another man who has also recovered, Brian, said he contracted the virus after interacting with Brenda.
Both recovered Kenyans spoke to President Uhuru Kenyatta via video link during a press briefing.
The President further expressed his desire to meet the two young people at the State House.
"Brenda and Brian thank you, Waziri [Health CS Mutahi Kagwe] make sure that over the next few days as you release them you bring them to me, I want to meet them in person, not over the camera, I want to assure Kenyans that this is a deadly disease but when treated we can overcome,"
Kenya has confirmed 59 COVID-19 cases since it announced the first one on 13 March.
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