Two people who fled a quarantine centre in Kenya have been arrested at a bar where they were found drinking despite social distancing regulations.
They were among dozens of people filmed jumping over a wall of the facility in the capital, Nairobi, drawing public condemnation.
While under arrest they said they had planned the escape because they were not getting tested for the virus.
All bars in Kenya have been ordered to close, to halt the spread of COVID-19.
The pair, who are now awaiting charges, had complained that they couldn't afford to pay for their confinement out of their own pockets.
This costs between $20 (£16) and $100 a night - depending on the centre.
More than 400 people are under forced quarantine in the country, which lasts for an initial period of 14 days - though this has been extended twice at some centres.
Some are being held because they flouted curfew orders while others have been detained on arrival from abroad.
Many fear they are at greater risk from coronavirus inside, saying poor hygiene is widespread and overcrowding makes social distancing impossible.
As many as 50 people out of 200 escaped from Kenya Medical Training College's quarantine facility according to local reports, but officials have not confirmed the numbers.
Source: GNA
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Just imagine this stup*idity by black man and they want to compare themselves to the advanced world where their citizens know their left from their right. Where i am nobody told them to wear mask but immediately they heard a deadly virus around everybody made sure they are protected, they understand what a virus is ask an African what a virus is and even university graduates dont know and they are most culprits spreading false rumours, trying to explain something they dont know hence Africa has intellectual illiterates something not in the U.S.A ,UK or any of the European countries. Africans take stu*pidity as stubborness. God has no time for ***barred word*** !