Father heads back to his rural home as the coronavirus spreads

Peter Omollo initially decided to stay put in Nairobi when the coronavirus emerged in Kenya.

A passenger carries her child before boarding a disinfected public transport bus as residents leave for the villages amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in downtown Nairobi, Kenya March 25, 2020. [REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo]

But then as the infections started to mount and his own employer told him to take leave, he knew it was time to rejoin his wife and children in the family home more than 300km (180 miles) away on the shores of Lake Victoria.