- The cross country nightfall (10 pm) till first light (4 am) curfew has been stretched out in new measures to battle the spread of Covid-19 in the country.
- Health CS Mutahi Kagwe gave a red flag to patients self-sedating respiratory diseases, adding that lives were lost simultaneously.
He further reported that all administration gatherings and meetings deferred until additional notification. Public social affairs and in-person meetings have additionally been suspended countrywide for 30 days. There will be no social or political events inside the 30 days.
“When you call a political gathering in a street where people are many is it super spreading. There is no point in carrying the rallies, then we have more deaths then we go to the funerals and then cause more deaths,” CS Kagwe said.
In-person love administrations were restricted to 33% of the limit of the setting. Social removing will likewise be kept up with no less than a 1-meter distance.
The CS further coordinated managers in both the general population and private areas to permit their staff to telecommute until additional notification.
In the new control measures, remains disposals should be done within 72 hours following passing affirmation.
All educators and coaches have been encouraged to go for the Covid-19 vaccine with those aged above 58 years to telecommute.
As indicated by the CS, medical clinics are overstretched henceforth it is difficult to get a bed in Nairobi.
“Nairobi hospitals are stretched out and the truth of the matter is, if you fall sick right now, it’s unlikely that you will get a bed in Nairobi, the beds are full. I would like to urge those in home-based care to consult with doctors from time to time,” he expressed.
