New Covid-19 variant in Kenya | Doctors raise alarm over a surge in respiratory infections

Doctors are raising an alarm over a surge in respiratory infections in the country, with some health experts attributing this to a resurgence of Covid-19. The country has detected an offshoot of the Omicron variant called the JN.1. Earlier today I spoke to Dr Shem Otoi, a Covid-19 waves modelling expert, on recommendations for the public regarding behavior changes to mitigate the risk of contracting or spreading this variant.