Nairobi — Deputy President William Ruto has reiterated the government's commitment to assist vulnerable Kenyans affected by COVID-19 which has so far infected more than 1,000 people.
The numbers are going up and therefore, we must be vigilant and adhere to the government's directives so that we minimize the effects of coronavirus," said Ruto.
COVID-19 cases in Kenya rose to 1,029 Wednesday, crossing the 1000-mark even as the government intensified efforts to prevent a further spread of the infections nationally.
Infections in the country have been increasing daily, since mid March when the first case was confirmed on a student who had arrived in from the US through the UK.
Among the measures in place to combat the infections is a dusk to dawn curfew imposed by President Uhuru Kenyatta, countrywide, and cessation of movement in and out of Eastleigh, a densely populated suburb in the capital Nairobi, Mombasa's Old Town area and Mandera in northern Kenya that borders with Somalia.
