This archive report was first published on 14 June 2020.
On June 14, 2020, Kenya recorded 137 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections to 3,594.
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe emphasized the need for Kenyans to take the issue of COVID-19 seriously, saying, 'We must take this issue very seriously and always assume that the person next to you is positive.' He also urged people to protect themselves at all times.
As the virus spread to 38 counties across the country, with 100 lives lost, Kagwe assured that the government was committed to protecting health workers with an adequate supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs).
Meanwhile, ODM leader Raila Odinga took a COVID-19 test at the Mbagathi Hospital and urged other Kenyans to follow suit, stating that a COVID-19 certificate was becoming an important document in the fight against the pandemic.
The national government had already disbursed Sh5 billion to be spent by the counties in equipping hospitals, with an initial target of at least 300 isolation beds as the country gears up for the peak of the infections.
