Shoppers scamper for safety after doctor donned in PPE walks in to buy birthday cake

It was every man for himself, God for us all at a shopping mall in Mombasa after a doctor walked in full Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) gear.

The doctor, who is attached to the Coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital, reportedly arrived at the mall with a tuktuk and casually walked in alongside other shoppers.

It is his sight that caused some of the shoppers to scamper for safety.

Most suspected that the medic had been placed under isolation but had managed to escape.

Other shoppers, however, confronted him and handed him over to the authorities.

Mombasa County Commissioner Gilbert Kitiyo warned health workers against misusing protective gear and asked them to don them in the right places.

“Observe the set guidelines in using PPEs. The personal gears should be used in areas it ought to be used to avoid risking lives of those whom you are in contact with,” Kitiyo stated.

On his part, the doctor stated that he was in a rush to buy a birthday cake for his wife and in turn forgot to remove the gear.