What President Uhuru Kenyatta agreed with governors on COVID-19 response measures
A meeting of the national and county governments convened yesterday by President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House, Nairobi agreed on a raft of COVID-19 response measures to be put in place ahead of the gradual re-opening of the country's economy.
The measures which are aimed at safeguarding Kenyans against the adverse health and socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 include;-
- The attainment of a national 30,500 isolation bed capacity within one month. They a target of 300 isolation beds for each county so as to deal with the rising cases of infections, currently in 35 of the country's 47 counties.
The measures which are aimed at safeguarding Kenyans against the adverse health and socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 include;-
- The attainment of a national 30,500 isolation bed capacity within one month. They a target of 300 isolation beds for each county so as to deal with the rising cases of infections, currently in 35 of the country's 47 counties.
- To address the growing public pressure to re-open places of worship including churches and mosques, the summit agreed to involve the Council Governors in the ongoing consultations being undertaken by an inter-faith council.
- So as to ensure the smooth reopening of schools and other institutions of learning, the summit agreed to involve the Council of Governors in the ongoing education sector stakeholder consultations.
- To keep track of yesterday's resolutions, the summit resolved to reconvene on Wednesday next week to among other matters, review: guidelines for the gradual re-opening of the economy; containment measures currently in place; and protocols for the progressive re-opening of places of worship.
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