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Pandemic Takes Toll on Kenya's Medical Workers

Mohammed Yusuf

   NAIROBI - John Muichuhio is one of the thousands of Kenyan medical
   workers treating COVID-19 patients.

   The stress of the pandemic has been bearing down on him, and in late
   July he also tested positive for the coronavirus, which causes the
   COVID-19 disease.

   "As a human being I am also thinking around that if am positive for
   COVID, what will happen next? What if death comes? It's not
   easy,"Muichuhio said. "It's a very traumatizing state, especially being
   alone there. You cannot tell people because you don't know how people
   will take it."

   The father of two is one or more than 700 Kenyan medical workers to
   test positive for the respiratory ailment.

   Muichuhio, a trained psychologist, said he was so upset by the
   diagnosis, he had to seek counseling himself. He wasn't alone.

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