The closure of the boundary and the curfew, which has seen Mtwapa’s famed entertainment joints closed, has helped Kilifi to maintain the curve. This is even as the neighbouring Mombasa County struggles to contain the outbreak as its numbers rise daily. When Kilifi Deputy Governor Gideon Saburi tested positive for Covid-19 on March 22, the county’s health team rushed to do contract tracing, placing more than 100 people under self-quarantine. With each positive case, the county’s rapid team would cast its net winder, tracing individuals and sending them into self-isolation for 14 days. But the closure of the boundary and the curfew, which has seen Mtwapa’s famed entertainment joints closed, has helped Kilifi to maintain the curve.

Source: Daily Nation April 28, 2020 03:00 UTC