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AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Only three in 10 Kenyans feel adequately prepared to deal with Covid-19 in case of infection, new research has shown.<\/p>\n

But 91 per cent of the population is aware of the measures the State has put in place to tackle the disease, a report by Ajua found.Some 84 per cent of those surveyed said they understand coronavirus symptoms and 78 per cent know what to do in case they are infected.<\/p>\n

Source of information<\/strong><\/p>\n

The research shows 60 per cent of Kenyans trust television stations as a reliable source of information, dwarfing the number that trusts social media, which stood at 20 per cent.Social media has emerged as a major source of misinformation on Covid-19.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor Kenya to effectively curb the spread of misinformation authorities and the public have a role to play. Apart from cracking down on individuals spreading rumours in a timely manner, the government should give regular updates through televised news conferences,\u201d said Ajua.\u201cThis gives Kenyans confidence that the information they\u2019re receiving is genuine.\u201d<\/p>\n

The research and communications firm added that citizens should be vigilant and \u201cconsume social media content with a bit of scepticism\u201d.\u201cWith 400 million Indians on WhatsApp, the platform has made it difficult to fight misinformation. Distorted truth about Covid-19 has been spreading like wildfire in groups and private chats.<\/p>\n

This has led to growing tensions and panic, which saw the country\u2019s stock exchange plunge to its lowest in almost a decade. This led Indian PM, Narendra Modi, to make a public appeal to citizens to refrain from sharing rumours and unverified information,\u201d the firm said.Ajua asked the government to maximise the use of TV as a platform to fight fake news that could plunge the country into a deeper crisis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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