Hospital behind MPs’ COVID-19 test results clears the air
By Njange Maina, April 8, 2020
Pathologists Lancet Kenya on Wednesday termed as false the information detailing the COVID-19 test results for 17 MPs and Senators.
In a letter dated April 8, the facility said test results for the legislators were released in ‘confidentiality’.
“The information circulating is completely incorrect both in terms of purported numbers and names of people who have allegedly tested positive for Covid-19,” said Lancet in letter.
Read: Panic grips parliament as 17 legislators test positive for coronavirus
Lancet, however, revealed that they were commissioned to test the MPs for coronavirus.
The facility said test results were released to the legislators individually and would not release the results to the public.
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Njange Maina is a journalist by profession with a degree in Journalism from the Multimedia University of Kenya. He is currently pursuing a micro-masters degree in Digital Branding and Marketing. He is interested in digital media, human interest stories, and business journalism.
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