Is Kenya prepared to deal with Coronavirus?

Health CS Sicily Kariuki (centre), Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Dr Rashid Aman (left) and Government Spokesperson Colonel Cyrus Oguna during a press conference in Nairobi regarding the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus case in the country. [David Njaaga/Standard]

As at today, Wednesday, February 5, 2020, the coronavirus outbreak has killed nearly 500 people and infected more than 24,000 others globally and of those, over 2,000 cases are in critical condition.

With more than 24,000 cases in China, a growing number of cities have been imposing a range of restrictions in recent days far from central Hubei province, the epicentre of the outbreak, as authorities struggle to contain the virus.