As a containment step to stop the spread of COVID-19 in the nation, the authorities restored the requirement for face mask use indoors. In enclosed spaces like PSVs, airplanes, offices, stores, and places of worship, people would be obliged to wear face masks, according to Health CS Mutahi Kagwe. According to the health CS, all unvaccinated travelers entering Kenya through any port of entry will need to have a negative PCR test result obtained within the last 72 hours. Kenyans are being reminded to use face masks as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the nation, according to Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe.
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The government urges mask use.
Kenyans are being reminded to use face masks as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the nation, according to Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe. Kagwe advised people to make sure they are completely immunized before going to indoor meetings and church gatherings in his speech on Monday, June 20.
“The mandatory wearing of face mask in public spaces where one is not in proximity with another remains optional. However, one is required to wear a mask when in contact with another person in close gatherings spaces such as PSVs, aircraft offices and marketplaces,’ he said. The CS also added that as long as every member of the congregation is properly immunized, they are not prohibiting in-person worship. “All in-person worship shall continue at full holding capacity at long as the congregants and worshippers are fully vaccinated. Congregants are required to wear their masks while inside the places of worship,” he added.
The CS added that as long as every participant has received their full dose of vaccinations, indoor meetings will continue at the venue’s maximum capacity. All foreign visitors who arrive in the nation and are completely immunized are exempt from the necessity of a PCR test and are exempt from quarantine upon arrival, the official continued.
The CS urged Kenyans who have not received a vaccination to do so right away.
Sixth COVID-19 wave is coming to Kenya.
Kenya is one of the nations facing the sixth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a recent report on COVID-19 from the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Following the recent spike in instances, just two of the 54 African Union (AU) member states—Kenya and Mauritius—were listed in the report that was made public on Thursday, June 16.