Covid-19 Archives » Star Today https://startoday.co.ke/tag/covid-19/ Latest Kenya news Sat, 22 Aug 2020 15:19:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.9 https://startoday.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Star-Today-Icon.jpg Covid-19 Archives » Star Today https://startoday.co.ke/tag/covid-19/ 32 32 178011034 China approves human testing for coronavirus vaccine grown in insect cells https://startoday.co.ke/1146/china-approves-human-testing-for-coronavirus-vaccine-grown-in-insect-cells/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=china-approves-human-testing-for-coronavirus-vaccine-grown-in-insect-cells https://startoday.co.ke/1146/china-approves-human-testing-for-coronavirus-vaccine-grown-in-insect-cells/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2020 15:19:39 +0000 http://startoday.co.ke/?p=1146 China has approved human testing for a potential coronavirus vaccine cultivated within insect cells, local government in the southwestern city of Chengdu said on Saturday. China is in a global race to develop cost-effective vaccines to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. Using insect cells to grow proteins for the coronavirus vaccine – a first in China […]

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]]> https://startoday.co.ke/1146/china-approves-human-testing-for-coronavirus-vaccine-grown-in-insect-cells/feed/ 42 1146 COVID-19: Co-op Bank asks customers to request for loan relief https://startoday.co.ke/958/covid-19-co-op-bank-asks-customers-to-request-for-loan-relief/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=covid-19-co-op-bank-asks-customers-to-request-for-loan-relief https://startoday.co.ke/958/covid-19-co-op-bank-asks-customers-to-request-for-loan-relief/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2020 15:51:30 +0000 http://startoday.co.ke/?p=958 Co-operative Bank of Kenya has asked their customers with active loans and are not able to service them due to COVID-19 pandemic to visit its branches to ask for moratorium. The bank, however, asked borrowers seeking to defer repayment of loans to provide letters from employers showing proof of salary cuts or job termination as […]

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]]> https://startoday.co.ke/958/covid-19-co-op-bank-asks-customers-to-request-for-loan-relief/feed/ 1 958 Kenya sets up facility to treat health workers as cases rise to 281 https://startoday.co.ke/916/kenya-sets-up-facility-to-treat-health-workers-as-cases-rise-to-281/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kenya-sets-up-facility-to-treat-health-workers-as-cases-rise-to-281 Mon, 20 Apr 2020 15:45:17 +0000 http://startoday.co.ke/?p=916 The government has launched a special designated isolation and treatment facility for the healthcare workers at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi. The facility, set up by the Ministry of Health and private health organisations – the Rockefeller Foundation and Amref, will be used to offer treatment to health workers who are on the frontline in […]

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]]> 916 Coronavirus: US to halt funding to WHO, says Trump https://startoday.co.ke/904/coronavirus-us-to-halt-funding-to-who-says-trump/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coronavirus-us-to-halt-funding-to-who-says-trump https://startoday.co.ke/904/coronavirus-us-to-halt-funding-to-who-says-trump/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2020 11:32:46 +0000 http://startoday.co.ke/?p=904 US President Donald Trump has said he is going to halt funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) because it has “failed in its basic duty” in its response to the coronavirus outbreak. He accused the UN agency of mismanaging and covering up the spread of the virus after it emerged in China, and said […]

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]]> https://startoday.co.ke/904/coronavirus-us-to-halt-funding-to-who-says-trump/feed/ 1 904 Pwani Oil donates handwashing kits and soap to nurses in 11 counties https://startoday.co.ke/862/pwani-oil-donates-handwashing-kits-and-soap-to-nurses-in-11-counties/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pwani-oil-donates-handwashing-kits-and-soap-to-nurses-in-11-counties Thu, 26 Mar 2020 13:46:05 +0000 http://startoday.co.ke/?p=862 Mombasa-based edible oil and soap maker Pwani Oil has provided 122 handwashing kits and 70 cartons of soap to be distributed to medical personnel in eleven counties in the ongoing effort to curb the spread of coronavirus.   The health facilities set to benefit from this initiative include Kenyatta National Hospital, Mama Lucy Hospital and […]

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]]> 862 COVID-19: Kenya Airways suspends international flights https://startoday.co.ke/846/covid-19-kenya-airways-suspends-international-flights/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=covid-19-kenya-airways-suspends-international-flights https://startoday.co.ke/846/covid-19-kenya-airways-suspends-international-flights/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2020 07:11:08 +0000 http://startoday.co.ke/?p=846 Kenya Airways has “temporarily suspended” all international services effective midnight March 25. This is in line with the government directive to suspend all international flights effective Wednesday night as announced by Health CS Mutahi Kagwe on Sunday. The announcement came as eight new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the country, taking the total number of […]

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]]> https://startoday.co.ke/846/covid-19-kenya-airways-suspends-international-flights/feed/ 5 846 Pwani Oil partners with Kenya Ferry Services in COVID prevention https://startoday.co.ke/834/pwani-oil-partners-with-kenya-ferry-services-in-covid-prevention/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pwani-oil-partners-with-kenya-ferry-services-in-covid-prevention https://startoday.co.ke/834/pwani-oil-partners-with-kenya-ferry-services-in-covid-prevention/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2020 14:23:14 +0000 http://startoday.co.ke/?p=834 Manufacturer Pwani Oil Product Limited has partnered with Kenya Ferry Services (KFS) to provide soap and hand-washing kits for thousands of commuters using one of Kenya’s largest transportation hubs as part of ongoing efforts to prevent the spread of Coronavirus in the country. The ferry service provides transport to over 300,000 pedestrians and 6,000 vehicles daily at […]

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