Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday announced a ban on all inland travel in the capital Nairobi and out four other counties.
The new measures mean no road, rail or air transport will be permitted in Nairobi, Kajiado, Kiambu, Machakos and Nakuru while In person, meetings will also be banned.
As for curfew, hours now start at 20:00 until 04:00 am in the five counties while Special passes that allowed people to travel during curfew hours have also been revoked.
The president also ordered “an immediate suspension of all face-to-face teaching, which includes universities”, with the exception of students currently taking exams.
Recognising the impact these decisions will have on the economy, Kenyatta added that these “measures are temporary and necessary to contain the spread of the disease and therefore to stop further loss of life.
According to the country’s data, Kenya’s Covid-19 positivity rate has reportedly jumped from 2% to 22% between January and March with Nairobi accounting for nearly 60% of the cases-
Kenyatta said that hospital admissions had increased 52% in the past two weeks and that at least seven people are dying every day from coronavirus.
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