Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe on Monday, April 27 announced that 8 new cases of Covid-19 had been confirmed, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 363.
Four of the new cases are from Nairobi with four from Mombasa. Eight recoveries were also confirmed, bringing the total number of full recoveries to 114.
All of the eight new cases are Kenyans, indicating that local transmission had taken root in the country. Kagwe further observed that they were particularly concerned over the surge in confirmed cases in Mombasa County.
He also addressed President Uhuru Kenyatta’s directive on re-opening of restaurants on condition that they comply with public health and social distancing regulations.
It had been revealed that the National Emergency Response Committee was developing guidelines that would have to be adhered to by the restaurants.
The CS disclosed that among the guidelines would be limits on the maximum number of people allowed in the restaurants to ensure compliance with physical distancing.
“Some of the things that we will expect is that a restaurant will operate between 5 a.m and 4 p.m, not later than that because it allows people to get home…We also have asked that those restaurants that are going to open for this purpose must limit the number of persons in the restaurants to keep social distancing.
“They can be able to have a maximum of four people for at least 10 square metres. The tables in the dining areas must be spaced at least 1.5 metres away from each other and customers sitting must also maintain the social distancing,” he asserted.
