The Ministry of Health has issued a statement clarifying reports circulating online claiming that the mask mandate and other restrictions had been lifted.
A statement from the Ministry and seen by Kenyans.co.ke, maintained that the government had not made any u-turns on the Covid-19 restrictions as it was widely publicized on Wednesday, March 2, 2022.
Further, MoH told Kenyans that in case of any updates or changes on the protocols the official statement will come from the Ministry of Health or the Office of the President as it has been a customer for the last two years.
"It has come to our notice that there is a document circulating in the media purporting to come up with revised restriction measures on Covid-19. The document is not from the Ministry of Health and is therefore not authentic.
"If and when the Government revises the restrictions we shall make it public in the usual manner," the statement read.
The report which was circulating on social media had indicated that the government had made a raft of changes to the Covid-19 restrictions put in place to contain the spread of the highly contagious disease.
In the circular, the wearing of masks in public will was to be optional effective March 1, 2022. However, those visiting congested places such as government offices or using public means of transport were to have masks.
Further, the statement had claimed that the Ministry had also allowed the resumption of all indoor in-person meetings in full capacity as long as all the participants are fully vaccinated.
The circular also falsely alleged that the government had further recommended that the guidelines for the full resumption of sporting activities be revised to ensure normalcy in the competitions.
According to the statement, travellers arriving in Kenya would also not be required to produce a Covid-19 vaccination certificate. The circular also alleged that the government had also stopped with immediate effect contact tracing and quarantine.
The government is urging members of the public to continue observing the guidelines by the Ministry of Health as the country battles the pandemic.
This as Kenya recorded 24 new cases of coronavirus from a sample size of 4,956. The country's positivity rate is now at 0.5%.
Total confirmed positive cases are now 323,002 and cumulative tests so far conducted are 3,381,634.
According to data from MoH, as of March 1, 2022, a total of 16,740,060 vaccines had been administered across the country. Of these, 7,850,174 are partially vaccinated while those fully vaccinated are 7,636,280
