Hand sanitisers became the first casualty of the confirmation of a first coronavirus case in Kenya as panicky Kenyans moved swiftly to stock up. An hour after Health CS Mutahi Kagwe announced the confirmed case, major supermarkets across the city were experiencing an acute shortage of hand sanitisers as Kenyans rushed to purchase the commodity. Naivas Supermarket along Kenyatta Avenue had depleted its stock of sanitisers by 10am. “Hand sanitisers were bought all by 10 in the morning. Ishmael was among Kenyans in the supermarket who were frantically looking for a hand sanitiser at the time Nairobi News did a spot check.

Source: Daily Nation March 13, 2020 11:37 UTC