The Nairobi Hospital on Wednesday announced a number of
measures in a bid to ensure patients and staff are protected from Coronavirus.
Through a statement to newsrooms, the hospital stated that
the adjustments would be effected by 6pm today (Wednesday).
Here are the new measures:
The hospital further stated that its Anderson Specialty
Clinics will no longer accept walk-ins but will see patients on appointment
basis except obstetric, vaccination, family health and well-baby clinics.
Satellite facilities will remain open but will offer only accident
and emergency services.
Also, prescriptions will be received via mail and delivered
at Sh400.
The hospital stated that the new conditions are aimed at
decongesting its facilities and reducing transmission risk.
On Tuesday, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe said that Kenya’s
coronavirus cases have increased to 25 after nine more people tested Covid-19
positive.
Speaking during his routine daily press briefing at Afya
House, Nairobi, Kagwe revealed that the new cases were spread out across four
counties namely: Nairobi, Mombasa, Kilifi and Kwale.
He said among the new cases, seven were Kenyans while the other two were foreigners.