Government Spokesman Cyrus Oguna said Kenya has no confirmed case as the virus continues to cross more borders. PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTThe virus has already claimed over 3,400 lives, has spread to more US states, at least four additional countries and even breached the halls of the Vatican. The agency said that healthcare workers are among the most at risk of contracting the virus and when people hoard them, them they lack protective gear and protocols to keep safe. “Healthcare workers rely on personal protective equipment to protect themselves and their patients from being infected and infecting others,” said WHO. Based on this, there has been a surge in demand for protective masks, with Kenya’s sole factory and distributors scrambling to deliver orders from hospitals and pharmacies.

Source: Daily Nation March 09, 2020 04:52 UTC