This archive report was first published on 15 May 2020.
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across the region, the Taita Taveta county government is taking proactive measures to prevent its spread within the county.
According to County Health executive John Mwakima, all government hospitals in the county will be fumigated, with a special focus on those at the border with Tanzania.
These include the Taveta Hospital, Chala Hospital, and Njukini Hospital, which will be prioritized in the fumigation exercise.
The special interest in these hospitals is informed by the increased coronavirus numbers in Tanzania, which poses a direct threat to efforts to combat the virus in Kwale and Taita Taveta.
Healthcare workers at the frontline are at risk and need to be protected, Mwakima reiterated, adding that those working at coronavirus isolation wards will be put up in separate facilities to stop them from possibly spreading the virus to their families and others.
Published on May 15, 2020, The Standard reported that the Health ministry and the national government have ordered a cessation of movement and set up other containment measures to stop the spread of the virus.
Truck drivers moving through different counties have also been urged to be on high alert and obtain health clearance certificates from their point of departure, even if it is outside the country.
