Starehe Girls’ Centre closed indefinitely
By Njange Maina, October 3, 2019
Starehe Girls’ Centre has been closed indefinitely due to outbreak of unknown disease.
On Tuesday October 2, the school confirmed to have had put 52 girls under isolation for medical examination.
”The Starehe Girl’s Centre community confirms that there has been an increasing number of cases presenting with a unknown cause of high pitched cough, sneezing and low-grade fever amongst some of the students,” the institution said in a press statement.
The school notified the Ministy of Health and other relevant authorities about the situation, though no medical reports from the tests have been released.
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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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