President Uhuru Kenyatta has extended the nationwide curfew
and the cessation movements in counties of Nairobi, Mombasa Kwale,
Kilifi and Mandera till 6th June in a bid to prevent the spread of
COVID-19 on the advice of the National Emergency Response committee on coronavirus.
The President also announced that there will be cessation of
movement of persons and passenger into and out through Kenya-Tanzania and Kenya
– Somali border except for cargo, beginning midnight today.
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Kenya President Kenyatta
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He disclosed that the government will continue to take every
measure to protect the lives of Kenyans from the COVID- 19 pandemic, and to
plan for the recovery of the economy.
The President announced 49 new positive cases of covid-19,
bringing the total to 830.
“On a positive note l want to thank the dedication and
commitment of our health care workers, we have discharged 301 individuals from
our health facilities having registered full recovery since the onset of this
pandemic,” he noted and thanked all Kenyans who are adhering to the health
hygiene and social distancing measures.
Currently there are 481 cases undergoing treatment.
Globally, the coronavirus pandemic has claimed over 300,000 innocent lives as
of this morning from 4.7 million infections.
source: APO
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