This archive report was first published on 20 May 2020.
Kenya's fight against the coronavirus has reached a critical juncture, with confirmed cases crossing the 1,000 mark on May 20, 2020. The surge in cases was announced by Health Secretary Mutahi Kagwe, who revealed that 66 new cases had been reported, the highest single-day jump.
According to Mr. Kagwe, 64 of the new cases were Kenyan nationals, while two were foreign nationals. The Health Secretary also received two mobile laboratories and testing kits from Germany through the Germany Development Bank to aid in the fight against the virus.
The two laboratories will be stationed at the Namanga border and Naivasha dry port. Truckers have emerged as a new weak link in the fight against the virus, which first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
President Uhuru Kenyatta had previously banned movement across Kenya's borders with Tanzania by blocking Kenyan trucks at the Lunga Lunga/Horohoro and Taveta/Holili border points. The Health Secretary also announced an extension of the cessation of movement in and out of Eastleigh and Old Town estate in Mombasa until June 6.
