Life slowly returning to normal in Old Town

A section of Old town. Life in the area is slowly coming back to normal after movement restrictions were lifted. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

Life in Mombasa’s Old Town is gradually returning to normal five months after a lockdown was imposed to stop the spread of Covid-19.

Earlier in the year, as Covid-19 cases continued to rise, Old Town was identified by the Health Ministry as a coronavirus hot spots, and movement restrictions were implemented in the town for 15 days from May 6.