Kenya President, Uhuru Kenyatta urged Kenyans to reduce the use of cash for their daily transactions to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. Outside his house, in Harambee House office the 58-year-old President announced on Sunday that the tally of infected people has gone out by two as two Kenyans tested positive for the virus.
In order to keep the spread in check and also prevent the contraction of the virus through physical contact, Kenyans should avoid the use of cash for their over the counter and other forms of transaction.
While the government is trying to manage the situation, banks and mobile telecommunications are advised to reduce their charge rates or transaction fee until Kenya and the world is free from these trying times.
Also, Kenyans should avoid social gatherings and public events like Churches, parties, conferences and the likes. While they practise good hygiene also, Kenyans should try to reduce congestion in public transport. The disease which has claimed the lives of about 6,000 humans around the globe is stirring fear in the hearts of many.
The Kenyan government plans to reduce the number of people with access to hospitalized patients to a few. The first recorded case of the virus in the country was announced on March 5, the Kenyan patient currently on admission at Kenyatta National Hospital had a travel history. The patient had travelled back home from the United States via London.
