Kenya has declared the country is at war with the deadly Covid-19. The country Tuesday announced 14 total deaths and 15 cases warning that the hot bed is shifting to Mombasa. The Ministry of Health, Chief Administrative Secretary, Dr. Mercy Mwangangi confirmed the nation is at war with Covid-19. Dr Mwangangi said that there were […]
Kenya has declared the country is at war with the deadly Covid-19.
The country Tuesday announced 14 total deaths and 15 cases warning that the hot bed is shifting to Mombasa.
The Ministry of Health, Chief Administrative Secretary, Dr. Mercy Mwangangi confirmed the nation is at war with Covid-19.
Dr Mwangangi said that there were 5 new recoveries and 74 people have fully recovered and had been discharged.
She added that 2,851 were being monitored and 2,121 had been released. Dr. Mwangangi stated that 730 are under follow up and 14,704 total samples have been tested.
The Chief Administrative Secretary then went on to say: “Some of our young people deliberately break curfew regulations on false belief that they cannot catch Covid-19.”
Dr. Mwangangi warned: “We remind them that, we are in a war situation, against an enemy that is not a respecter of age, status, gender, race or religion.”
She said: “We acknowledge efforts made supermarkets & also banks in providing sanitizers to shoppers and ensuring they wear face masks.”
Dr. Mwangangi alerted: “Our concern is on handling of goods by cashiers at paying counters and we are advising them to devise innovative ways to address this matter.”
As of today, the global COVID-19 pandemic cases stand at 2.5 million, with 653,000 recoveries and 170,000 deaths.
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