ARE WE ON THE WINNING SIDE??

Covid-19, the pandemic that took the world with surprise has been shutting down different sectors day after day in the whole wide world. With over 2m confirmed cases of corona-virus in the world, and the numbers still expected to rise, desperate measures have been taken to reduce the spread between people. Kenya has not been left behind with 225 confirmed cases as of Wednesday 15th April 2020, the numbers which have been rising daily since the first case was confirmed on March 13th, 2020.

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To reduce the rate of spread among Kenyans, the government has been putting measures day after day. Among them has been reducing movements by effecting curfews from 5 A.M. to 7 P.M.,  a move that has seen a majority of Kenyans suffer in the hands of the so-called ''protectors of people''. Another directive was issued by President Uhuru Kenyatta on 6TH April 2020, which barred movement into and out Nairobi, Mombasa, Kilifi and Kwale counties with almost all other counties banning both public and private transport consequently.

Since the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 started rising steadily, a section of Kenyans has been pushing for total lockdown, a move that has sparked conversations among Kenyans. Now, am not opposed to total lockdown, but my question is, can everybody survive inside their houses without work? How is the government prepared to help the minority groups in Kenyans; the old, the orphans, people living with disabilities, street families etcetera.

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Well through the help of international and local donors, the government has received monetary aid to fund the Kenya Covid-19 Emergency Response Project that will be providing medical diagnostic services, surveillance and response, treatment centers, medical waste as well as food security and nutrition.  this seems like a breakthrough as all the funds are targeted for all the 47 counties.

Consequently, Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) in conjunction with the Ministry of Health is setting up stages for mass testing in the country in a run to determine how far the virus has spread. So far they have received over 7000 kits which will facilitate the process. All we can do is hope this pandemic comes to an end soon.
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