This archive report was first published on 21 June 2020.
Kenya has seen a surge in COVID-19 cases, with 260 new infections recorded on Sunday, the largest number of infections on a single day.
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has warned that bars found operating during the COVID-19 restriction period will lose their licenses.
Bars were ordered closed since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, but some have been operating in broad daylight, raising concerns on enforcement laxity.
On Sunday, Kenya recorded 260 new COVID-19 cases, the largest number of infections on a single day, pushing the number of infections in the country to 4,738 since March when the first case was confirmed.
“The more we test, the more cases we get,” said Mutahi Kagwe, Health Cabinet Secretary, “we had 260 positive cases confirmed in the past 24 hours.”
He said the new cases were confirmed from 3,651 samples tested since Saturday.
“By now, it is evident, like any other disease, the coronavirus will be with us for a long time and it will in all probabilities eventually stretch our medical system just as it has globally, even in the wealthiest of nations,” he said.
