Kenya has announced tougher measures on cross-county truckers who have been perceived to be the latest super-spreaders in Kenya’s coronavirus war – By Gerald Gekara.
The Transport ministry has sought to tighten all points of entry, even as cases linked to truck drivers continue to rise.
Truck drivers have been advised to seek testing facilities from the start of their journeys to avoid congestion at stop overs where testing activities have caused long queues.
Along the roads, the Health ministry will mount checkpoints to confirm weather the truck drivers have their ‘Coronavirus- free’ certificates and will only be allowed to continue with their journey if they are confirmed negative.
The ministry also announced testing facilities which truck drivers will use to undergo their early testing.
Mombasa – Miritini Municipal Dispensary
Nairobi – South B clinic
Kisumu – Ahero County hospital
Migori – Migori County Reffferinal Hospital
Eldoret – Eldoret Mobile Testing center, Moi Teaching and Refferal Hospital.
Nakuru – Nakuru County Hospital
Naivasha – Naivasha General Hospital
Kilifi – Kenya Medical Training College
Kwale – Msambweni Hospital
Machakos – Mlolongo mobile Testing Center
Wajir – Wajir County Hospital
Marsabit – Marsabit Referral Hospital
Kenya has so far recorded 672 cases after 23 people were confirmed today.
Today’s age group ranges between one year nine months for the youngest, and 80 years for the oldest. In terms of gender, 13 are males, while 10 are females.
Two people have died from the virus, raising the death toll to 32. Both cases were from Mombasa county.
Kenya also recorded its largest single-day recoveries, after 32 people were said to be discharged, bringing the total number of those turned negative to 239.
