Murang’a Governor Mwangi Wa Iria has asked residents of his
county to stay at home and outsiders to stay where they are in the wake of the
Coronavirus.
Speaking while handing out sanitisers that will be used at
bus terminals in his county, Wa Iria said this was not the time to go around
visiting relatives and friends.
“I know this will be unpopular but I do not want visitors in
Murang’a from other counties...Murang’a people should also stay in Murang’a...experts say this virus is spread by people moving from one place to the other,”
he remarked.
Adding: “This coronavirus is following movement of people,
we do not want you to travel and infect people or travel and bring the disease
here, we have to be careful.”
Murang’a County Commissioner Mohamed Mbale echoed those
sentiments saying such measures would go a long way in curbing the spread of
the virus.
Elsewhere, three patients in Kakamega County who were tested
for Coronavirus have tested negative.
This is according to governor Wycliffe Oparanya who said he was
doing everything possible to prevent the spread of the virus in his county.
“Their samples were taken to KEMRI for analysis and we are
happy to confirm that they all tested negative.
“All the patients are now stable…they had other illnesses
but are being closely monitored,” he said.
Last week, Oparanya closed all mortuaries in his county for
30 days.
He said the order was part of his prevention strategy
against the deadly coronavirus in Kakamega and asked those whose relatives’
bodies were at the county morgue to collect them free of charge.
Oparanya encouraged residents of his county to conduct
burial ceremonies immediately to avoid gatherings, in line with the government’s
directive.
