2020 coronavirus pandemic in Kenya
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| Disease | COVID-19 |
|---|---|
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location |  Kenya |
| First case | Nairobi |
| Arrival date | 13 March 2020 (5 days) |
| Origin | United States/United Kingdom |
| Confirmed cases | 7 |
| Recovered | 0 |
Deaths | 0 |
This article documents the impacts of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic in Kenya, and may not include all the contemporary major responses and measures.
Timeline[edit]
On 13 March, the first case in Kenya, a 27-year-old Kenyan woman who travelled from the US via London, was confirmed.[1] The Kenyan Government identified and isolated a number of people who had come into contact with the first case.
On 15 March, Cabinet Secretary for Health, Mutahi Kagwe, announced that two people who had sat next to the initial patient on the aircraft in transit from the United States had also tested positive for the virus.[2] Schools were closed and public gatherings were prohibited. Also as a result, the country's borders were closed to all except Kenyan citizens and legal residents. On 16 March, the government through it's spokesman Col Cyrus Oguna said on an update that there were other three people who were suspected to be carriers of the Corona Virus and that their results were to be released soon. [3] On 17 March, it was announced by the Health Secretary that a fourth case had been diagnosed.[4] On 18 March, three more cases were confirmed were by the Health Secretary, bringing the total confirmed cases in Kenya to seven.[5]
- ^ "Kenya confirms first coronavirus case - VIDEO". Daily Nation. 13 March 2020.
- ^ "Kenya coronavirus cases rises to 3". Capital News. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Kenya reports 3 suspected virus cases". Nation news. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Kenya coronavirus cases rise to four". Daily Nation. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Health Ministry Confirms 3 More Coronavirus Cases". capitalfm.co.ke. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
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Schools have been closed due to the disease. This is so as to curb further spread of the disease.
