Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has warned Kenyans found to have escaped from quarrantine centers of dire actions, such as publishing their names on local dailies.
“There is nothing to stop the ministry from publishing their photos on newspapers telling people these are escapees.. if you see a stranger or someone supposed to be in quarantine, report them to authorities.” He said.
He also confirmed that 6 escapees from containment centers in Turkana have been found.
In today’s briefing, Kenya recorded a total of 124 new cases of the deadly coronavirus, further escalating Kenya’s tally to 2,340.
Of the news infections, Mombasa confirmed 40 new cases, while Busia had 26 cases, all of them being truck drivers.
Kajiado had 6 new cases while Kiambu confirmed 3 new cases. Garissa and Taita Taveta recorded 2 new cases each while Muranga recorded 1. Elgeyo Marakwet also confirmed its first coronavirus case.
In terms of recoveries, the ministry confirmed 39 new recoveries raising the number of those healed from Coronavirus to 592. Kenya’s death toll now stands at 78 after 4 more people succumbed to complications.
Home Based care
According to Kagwe, over 80 per cent of patients in the hospital are asymptomatic and can be managed from home. This would reduce congestion in health facilities. He added that his docket had rolled out home-based care.
Kagwe also outlined that the government is reviewing the option of home based care, snce majority of cases in Kenya are asymptomatic.
“World Health Organisation regulations, however, have to be maintained and facilities will be analysed. The government will still aid in case individual homes cannot be used as quarantine. We have been in school, learning how to manage this disease and time has come when we have to manage our own disease,” he said.
He also confirmed that the government has released a grant of Ksh 5 billion to counties inorder to aid the fight against coronavirus in counties.
Kenya has also received a Ksh 50 billion grant and Ksh 6 billion in cash meant for child health from Gavi, a Geneva-Switzerland based global health organisation that boosts access to vaccines.
