Following the rush by Nairobi residents to stockpile amid fears of spread of coronavirus, Tusker Mattresses Limited CEO Dan Githua issued a statement urging the public to be calm. By NATION REPORTERMore by this AuthorPanic shopping set in across Nairobi Friday afternoon after Kenya announced its first case of Covid-19, commonly referred to as coronavirus. Posts and pictures of people panic-buying toiletries and foodstuffs proliferated on social media. Following the rush by Nairobi residents to stockpile amid fears of spread of coronavirus, Tusker Mattresses Limited CEO Dan Githua issued a statement urging the public to be calm. Liquid soaps are sold at a Nairobi supermarket after announcement of the first coronavirus case in Kenya on March 13, 2020.

Source: Daily Nation March 13, 2020 17:15 UTC