Coronavirus announcement shakes Kenya market
Hawkers on Moi Avenue, Nairobi after the Ministry of Health announced the first case of coronavirus in the country. PHOTO |KANYIRI WAHITO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
Small and medium-sized companies that import goods from China have already started suffering.
The announcement Friday that Kenya had confirmed its first case of Covid-19 has caused ripples, including the suspension of all public gatherings as some of the precautionary measures.
But the risks, especially in major cities, remain high, especially for those who use public transport to and from work.
Eateries, shopping malls, offices, banks, churches, mosques, schools and colleges, are also high-risk areas.
By Friday afternoon, most of these were operating normally without observing any precautionary measures.
Small and medium-sized companies that import goods from China have already started suffering.
National Nurses Association of Kenya (NNAK) president Alfred Obengo said more people have access to the internet and coming up with an online portal will go a long way.
“We need to come up with more training approaches like opening up online portals to reach everyone,” he said.
