Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi has placed himself under self-quarantine after coming into contact with a top official in his government said to have contracted the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Governor Kingi, in a press statement released on Sunday, stated that he had also been tested and the results came back negative.
The said individual has since been taken into isolation and all county staff that he directly came into contact with identified and ordered to self-quarantine under close supervision to ensure compliance.
“Our County coronavirus emergency response teams have already been deployed across the county and are tracing each and every contact to ensure that all these people immediately and fully observe all coronavirus protocols including the mandatory 14 days quarantine so as to keep our people safe,” he said.
