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Kenya Reports First Case of Coronavirus

Kenyan health workers prepare for cases of the new coronavirus at the Mbgathi District hospital in Nairobi. — Kenyan health workers prepare for cases of the new coronavirus at the Mbgathi District hospital in Nairobi.
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March 13, 2020, 7:38 AM UTC

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Kenya reported its first case of the coronavirus, a 27-year-old female national who had returned from the U.S. via London, Health Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said on Friday in a televised speech.