Lockdown: Embu residents fleeing Mombasa turned backLower Yatta Police Commander Charles Chacha. Movement in and out of the Nairobi Metropolitan Area, Kilifi, Kwale and Mombasa counties has been stopped to contain the spread of the coronavirus. SEE ALSO: China virus toll spikes despite massive lockdown"We are keen on barring the movement of people from restricted areas. On Wednesday, Embu County Commissioner Abdullahi Galgalo said they were on high alert after being tipped off by the public that four buses had been dispatched to Mombasa to bring residents back home. SEE ALSO: Coronavirus: Countries impose lockdown as virus spreadsHe said police had forced several vehicles to turn back after they were found ferrying residents from the capital city.

Source: Standard Digital April 10, 2020 06:00 UTC