Panic has engulfed Siaya County after a priest who visited the area over the weekend tested positive for Coronavirus.
According to The Star, the priest who hails from Ugunja Nyasanda area is said to have come from Rome to attend the burial of a close relative at Ambira area.
Siaya County Commissioner Michael Ole Tialal confirmed the incident saying health officers are in the area to contain the situation.
The number of confirmed cases in the country stands at 15 after eight more cases were confirmed on Sunday 22nd March.
SIAYA EMERGENCY response team sent to trace contacts of Rome-based Catholic priest who tested positive for corona; preacher led a mass, a burial. #Coronaviruskenya pic.twitter.com/BFYS9h7tDQ
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