The County
Government of Kirinyaga has launched an accelerated Covid-19 prevention
campaign program in an effort to control the spread of coronavirus
transmissions at the community level.
are spearheaded by the Department of Health and implemented in collaboration
with stakeholders from other government departments as well as religious and
community leaders.
has said that the accelerated program will see health workers and community
health volunteers traverse the villages educating the public on the need to
strictly adhere to all Covid-19 prevention measures and also enforcing the
prevention protocols.
our teams to go around the towns, villages, markets, bus stations and schools
educating the masses on the importance of adhering to covid-19 prevention and
control protocols”, said the governor.
Covid-19 transmissions are already spreading across the villages and the most disturbing issue is that many people do not have any signs of illness and would
thus infect many others unknowingly.
so far registered 400 positive cases of Covid-19 out of 2,248 samples and lost
7 people to the disease.
imperative that we observe the recommended preventive measures at all times and
make it a personal responsibility to ensure that we do not contract the disease
out of negligence” said the governor, reminding people to always wear their
masks properly, wash their hands and avoid crowded places.
will also be enforcing preventions guidelines in bus stations, markets, schools
and other public service points such as eateries and offices. Traders are supposed
to ensure that there are hand washing or sanitization facilities within their
premises.
observed that just as much as traders should not serve customers who do not
have masks on, customers should also not allow traders without masks to serve
them.
her administration has continued increasing the capacity to manage Covid-19
cases in the county and recently procured 5 ventilators and portable oxygen for
use in the isolation centres.
She added that
300 isolation beds are ready, waiting to be placed in one wing of the upcoming
Medical Complex at Kerugoya.
week, various county teams have carried out sensitization, enforcement and
fumigation of various areas within the county.
Some of the areas covered include
fumigation of Kianyaga Police Station, fumigation of Kiburu Dispensary and
Baricho Health Centre and health promotion session on Covid-19 prevention and
control at Njegas Health Centre as well as inspection of various eateries and
market places.
awareness campaigns have also been carried out in schools such as Thiba
Secondary and Mathias Primary as well as among boda boda riders in trading
centres such as Ngariama among others.
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