This archive report was first published on 16 June 2020.
On June 16, 2020, the Ministry of Health extended the operating hours for restaurants to 7:30 pm, citing compliance with government regulations on Covid-19 containment.
Health Cabinet Secretary Kagwe made the announcement during the daily Covid-19 briefing, where he revealed that another 133 people had tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.
While restaurants will now operate for two more hours every day, bars will remain closed.
Among the guidelines to be observed by eateries is checking the temperature of customers and testing their workers.
Additionally, eateries are required to place tables at least 1.5 meters apart and restrict the number of customers per table.
During the briefing, CS Kagwe raised the alarm over the disproportionate infection of men compared to women, stating that women seem to be getting less infected since they are more likely to obey government health regulations compared to men.
According to the Ministry of Health, all the positive cases are Kenyans, with 88 being males and 45 females. The youngest is 13 years old, and the oldest is 90 years.
Most of the cases in Nairobi were in Westlands, Embakasi South, Makadara, and Langata, while in Mombasa, Kisauni bore the brunt of the virus.
