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AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> The government will begin distributing one million masks to boda boda, tuk tuk and matatu operators to contain the spread of coronavirus in the country.<\/p>\n

Speaking during the daily updates on coronavirus on Friday at Afya House, Trade and Industrialisation Cabinet Secretary Betty Maina said Kenya Textile Industry is already manufacturing Protective masks and Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) for general use and health workers respectively.<\/p>\n

\u201cKenya textile Industry can produce enough masks for the country and PPEs for our health workers,\u201dCS Maina said the government has opted to manufacture the masks and PPEs local due to the effect of coronavirus on the global supply chain for medical equipment.<\/p>\n

\u201cMasks and PPEs are now needed globally with demand too high in Europe and US making it difficult for us to procure them,\u201d she said.She said the government is capable of producing 60 million masks within a short period and has already manufactured one million masks which are in the channel destined for distribution.<\/p>\n

Mrs Maina also said plans are underway to manufacture ventilators with samples having been taken to Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) for testing and certification.<\/p>\n

She said by next week, if approved to be of the right standards and quality, manufacturing of the ventilators will begin officially.\u201cSamples have been taken to KEBS for testing and certification, if approved we will begin producing our very own ventilators.\u201d<\/p>\n

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe directed passengers on Public Service Vehicles (PSV\u2019s) to wear protective masks after the government warned of a heightened threat of contracting coronavirus.\u201cWe have many people with the virus. Boarding a matatu without a mask means you can easily get infected,\u201d the CS said.<\/p>\n

Mrs Maina said he government said local producers are already manufacturing face masks which will be available in the market, with free distribution to boda boda riders.Health Cabinet Administrative Secretary Dr Mercy Mwangangi said Kenyans must also continue observing all the precautionary measures, at a time the number of people with the virus has jumped to 122 and four deaths following the passing on of a six-year-old boy at Kenyatta National Hospital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AfricaPress-Kenya: The government will begin distributing one million masks to boda boda, tuk tuk and matatu operators to contain the spread of coronavirus in the country. 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