Kenya: Rights Groups Deplore Conditions in Kenya COVID Quarantine Facilities

[VOA] NAIROBI - Kenyan authorities faced a backlash this week after extending by two weeks a mandatory quarantine for people held in centers where coronavirus has been detected.Kenya has quarantined hundreds of arrivals since March to try to curb the spread of COVID-19. As of Friday, the country had recorded 189 cases of the disease and seven deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center.Rights groups say the government is treating those held in quarantine like prisoners, but heal