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Covid-19 is real, let us take precautions

Health CS Mutahi Kagwe during the daily updates on Covid-19 cases at Afya House, Nairobi on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

The third wave of coronavirus is here with us. Unfortunately, many people don’t care and seem oblivious. The number of people dying from this deadly scourge is increasing at an alarming rate. The mortality rate is unprecedented. The list of people I know has increased beyond my expectation.

The number of close relatives who have so far died from this disease has gone into double digits and a friend showed me a list of 12 people from his immediate family members who have perished due to this pandemic.

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