A female medical student suspected of having the deadly coronavirus is admitted to the Coast General Hospital in Mombasa.
Nation reports that the suspect is admitted at the private wing of the facility.
Samples from the casualty have been taken for analysis in Nairobi.
The student from Southern Medical University in Guangzhou arrived in the country on Thursday.
“She is currently isolated in private room at Rehemtullah Ward. Her blood samples have been sent to Nairobi for analysis. She started feeling unwell while in China, complaining of chest pains and difficulty in breathing,” Mombasa County Chief Health Officer Khadija Shikely said on Sunday.
“The patient is now under strict isolation because we are not taking any chances,” Dr Shikely said.
Currently, the hospital, the largest referral facility in the region, is also under strict surveillance.
This is the second suspected case of the deadly virus to be reported in the country.
The first case was reported in late January when a student who left Wuhan for Zhangjiajie City on January 20, traveled to Nairobi through Guangzhou in China and Bangkok in Thailand and landed in Nairobi on 27 January.
He was taken to hospital with samples flown out for further testing which proved negative.
