Nairobi County on Wednesday, March 18, announced that it would begin sanitising street families as part of ongoing measures to curb the spread of the Coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
Speaking to Kenyans.co.ke, Nairobi Health CEC Hitan Majevdia stated that fumigation of the Central Business District and its environs would also begin.
"We will fumigate randomly, and as for the street families, we will ensure they are often and randomly sanitised to ensure they remain safe," he stated.
The project that is funded by both the national and county government, Majevdia stated, would last until the situation is contained.
Nairobi County Health Deputy Director Wilson Langat while addressing the media earlier on Wednesday, March 18, informed that the county had made efforts to avail equipment for the process, calling upon interested parties to make necessary contributions to the operation.
“The vehicles will move around and disinfect locations within the CBD. We have requested the Ministry of Health to provide the necessary equipment for the process,” Langat stated.
“Street children are also part of us, and we shall come in as a county and sanitise those we find on the streets," he added.
The national government had on Saturday, March 14, carried out a fumigation exercise in Rongai, after it was established that Kenya's first confirmed Coronavirus patient had been in the area.
Lang'at stated that the county had set a target to train a minimum of 3,500 medical workers in preparation to handle persons suspected to have contracted the virus.
Majevdia while issuing a press conference at City Hall on Monday, March 16, revealed that 250 medical practitioners had already been trained in four major health institutions in the county namely; Mbagathi Hospital, Mama Lucy Hospital, Pumwani Maternity Hospital, and Mutuini Hospital.
“We expect that the training will escalate aiming at 3,000 health workers across Nairobi. Those we have trained are expected to train other health officers,” Majevdia stated, noting that it would, as a result, increase the number of trained personnel combating the spread of the virus.
He further advised that members of the public seek county services through its online platforms, to avoid overcrowding at City Hall.
