Kenya has announced new measures to help in containing coronavirus pandemic.
Heath Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe on Thursday afternoon while giving an update of the COVID-19 situation in the country noted that things might turn worse if the measures put are not taken seriously.
The CS announced that coronavirus cases in the country had hit 110, a rise of 29 from 81.
To ensure that the numbers doesn’t go up, CS Kagwe announced all bodaboda, matatu and tuk-tuk drivers and passengers are to begin wearing masks and issuing them to passengers, effective Thursday.
The number of cases have risen to an unprecedented level and action needed to be taken as soon as possible. On Wednesday afternoon, CS Kagwe confirmed 22 more cases.
Thursday afternoon, Kenya received an additional 29 cases.
To necessitate the availability of the face masks to be used by transport sector operators, Kagwe announced that the government had begun a local mass production of masks.
Thermal guns would also be distributed to traffic police officers to be used in discovering and arresting coronavirus cases in traffic jams and roadblocks before they spread further.
Kagwe also directed that the hiring of 5,000 skilled health workers begin immediately and be finalized within the next seven days.
“The Govt. has instructed with immediate effect, that the hiring of 5000- skilled health workers within the country begin & with the aim of finalizing the hiring within the next 7 days. An additional 6000 health workers will be in place to fight coronavirus,” he said.
