The government is working with partners in refugee camps such as UNHCR to ensure measures are put in place to prevent the spread of Covid-19 disease.
Speaking during a press briefing Chief Administrative Secretary Dr Mercy Mwangangi, announced 134 new positive cases in the country with one case from Daadab camp noting that .
“We do appreciate that areas such as Dadaab with congregated populations pose a risk. We are working with partners in camps, such as UNHCR to ensure measures are put in place to prevent transmissions,” said Dr Mwangangi.
She noted that in Daadab refugee camp, community health strategy has been adopted to help curb the spread of the disease.
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The CAS emphasised on adherence to measures laid out by the government and requested Kenyans to;
1. Wash your hands often with soap and running water.
2. Avoid close contact. Stay at least 6-feet from other people even in your home.
3. Wear your mask while in public places
While acknowledging the community spread and county facilities are where those infected are to be managed. reiterate the importance of County’s level of preparedness as a key factor in the fight against the pandemic.
County governments have also been urged to hasten the improvement of their health facilities in order to deal with an imminent spike in the number of coronavirus infections in the country saying that going by the numbers being recorded currently it was now evident that the disease was deep within communities hence the need for counties to upgrade its facilities.
“I am appealing to counties to move with speed to utilize the Ksh 5 billion already disbursed to them to upgrade their health facilities as a way of ensuring the level of preparedness in the key priority areas is in place,”