“Amref Health Africa chief executive Dr. Githinji Gitahi said the fight against the pandemic will only be won once Kenyans fully embrace the preventive measures from home. Dr. Gitahi noted that the risk of infection will remain for as long as there is no vaccine.”
“Positive cases have dramatically increased, especially in rural counties, barely a week after President Uhuru Kenyatta eased containment measures to boost businesses. Before the measures were relaxed, Kenya’s COVID-19 positivity rate was 4.7, but it’s now at 5.7.”
“Major airports in the country will in the ‘next few days’ roar into life after weeks of inactivity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.”
“As COVID-19 races its way across Africa, there are two stories happening at once. The first is of governments using their armies and militarized police to beat, threaten, and shoot their way to public health…The second is of communities knitting together their meager resources to fill the gap of failed services and absent states.”
“The announcement comes as the virus spirals out of control, with new cases increasing by the day and spreading across the country, despite the imposition of tough measures that include movement restrictions.”
“The number of health workers infected by coronavirus has risen to 113, the government said on Thursday. The figure was 40 last week. The government said most of the health workers including doctors are from private hospitals and clinics. It said some of the health workers treat coronavirus patients in private hospitals and clinics without taking the necessary precautions and without the necessary training.”
“The fear of lack of bed space for coronavirus patients at isolation centres has gripped the government. There are 3,500 bed spaces at the various isolation and treatment centres in the country. These will became inadequate given the anticipated spike in positive cases as a result of the planned testing of two million people.”
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