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Kenya: Concern as Five More Test Positive for Strain Found in India
Nation, 7 May 2021
Five more people who were in contact with Kenyans, who travelled from India, have also tested positive for Covid-19 in Kisumu, as it emerged that the Indian variant had been… Read more »
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Kenya: Parents, Heads Raise Concerns on Covid-19 Safety in Schools
Nation, 2 May 2021
Parents and headteachers have raised concerns on the preparedness of schools as the government says reopening is May 10. Read more »
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Kenya: Cautious Optimism After Kenyatta Relaxes Covid-19 Restrictions
Nation, 1 May 2021
A number of businesses will be cautiously reopening on Sunday following President Uhuru Kenyatta's orders that reset Covid-19 containment restrictions announced in March. Read more »
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Kenya: President Kenyatta Eases Covid-19 Restrictions
Nation, 1 May 2021
President Uhuru Kenyatta has eased the restrictions put in place in March to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Read more »
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Kenya: Lobby Group Urges Government to Fully Open Economy
Nairobi News, 1 May 2021
The One Voice One People forum has urged the government to step up the Covid-19 vaccination exercise among Kenyans. Read more »
Cautious Optimism as Kenya President Eases Covid-19 Restrictions
President Uhuru Kenyatta has lifted an order on cessation of movement into and out of the five counties of Nairobi, Nakuru, Kiambu, Kajiado, and Machakos imposed on March 26, 2021. In his speech during Labour Day celebrations, he also extended the start of curfew period to 10pm. Curfew hours in the five counties had been revised to commence at 8pm when the lockdown was imposed in March 2021. Kenyatta has said the decision was reached after data from medical experts suggested that after a month-long lockdown, the Covid-19 caseload within the zoned area had come down by 72%. Panic over possible spread of the virulent strain found in India has gripped Kisumu County since the release of information about five patients of Indian origin who had traveled to India between March 11 and April 10.
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According to the Nairobi Covid-19 pandemic data outlook report, by the Nairobi Metropolitan Services, the capital city has recorded 931 deaths since March 2020, when Kenya ... Read more »
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The government has reportedly listed provision of shelters and safe houses for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence as an essential service, a major milestone in the ... Read more »
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The health ministry has reported that as of April 1, 2021, 57% of the people that have been vaccinated are men and 43% women. Fourteen counties account for 75% of the total number ... Read more »
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Kenya's health ministry has reportedly confirmed that they have identified Covid-19 variants, first detected in South African and the UK. The news follows reports that at least ... Read more »
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School children could once again be forced to stay home longer, following the indefinite Covid-19 containment measures President Kenyatta announced on March 26, 2021. This is ... Read more »
Police vehicles on standby at Thika Superhighway's Exit 7 as police officers await to block curfew violators in Nairobi on April 19, 2021.
