Current Rules And Guidelines

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has issued guidelines on infection prevention and control (IPC) of COVID-19 at different places. The general guidelines are

Everyone should maintain a distance minimum of 1 metre (3 feet) in public places.
Use of face covers/masks to be mandatory.
Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth.
Regularly and thoroughly clean your hands with soap and water or use an alcohol- based hand sanitizer.
Make sure you, and the people around you, follow good respiratory hygiene. This means covering your mouth and nose with your bent elbow or tissue when you cough or sneeze.
Stay home if you feel unwell. If you have a fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical attention and call in advance. Follow the directions of your local health authority
Keep up to date on the latest COVID-19 hotspots (cities or local areas where COVID-19 is spreading widely). If possible, avoid traveling to places – especially if you are an older person or have diabetes, heart or lung disease.

The Government of Kenya has put in place interventions to ensure that learning continues for all Kenyans despite the interruptions occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Government closed all learning institutions from 15th March 2020 to curb the spread of the virus. The pandemic has disrupted learning for over 18 million learners and trainees in Kenya posing a threat to the attainment of Sustainable Development Goal No.4 on access to quality, equitable and inclusive education and training.

To address the COVID- 19 pandemic, the Ministry of Education developed a COVID -19 response and recovery plan whose aim is to guide on modalities of provision of accessible quality, equitable and inclusive education and training to all Kenyans during and after the pandemic. It is also aimed at facilitating production of online teaching and learning materials and to expand existing remote learning programs, to ensure access to learning opportunities provided.

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MINSTRY OF EDUCATION – COVID-19 GUIDELINES 15TH SEPT 2020 SUBMITTED

Residential communities have the highest population density. Also, residents of gated communities consume a lot of services at their doorsteps. The average number of service providers (domestic help, delivery executives and other help) we deal with are around three per day. The risk of virus spreading is highest in communities and one case of infection can put the entire community at risk.

This guide from the Ministry of Health provides for information on what should be done:

Before a Covid-19 Outbreak occurs: PLAN
During a COVID-19 Outbreak: ACT
After a COVID-19 Outbreak: FOLLOW UP

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On 22 March 2020, the Cabinet Secretary for Health ordered the closure of all bars and clubs in the country, effective midnight to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Kenya. Restaurants and Eateries were also directed to only serve take-away orders up to 7PM for a period of thirty (30) days.

Following a review of the situation of the COVID-19 disease outbreak across the country a month later, the Cabinet Secretary, in line with Public Health Act Cap 242 Laws of Kenya issued a directive allowing Restaurants and Eateries to undertake minimal operations while maintaining stringent measures that mitigate the spread of the virus such as social distancing, frequent hand washing and reduction of contacts between persons.

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In Kenya, the first confirmed case of COVID 19 was reported on 13 March 2020. Since then the country took stern measures to contain the spread, which however, surpassed the 2000 number of confirmed cases by the end of May 2020. Therefore, there was need to come up with guidelines for home-based isolation and care for patients who are asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic in response to the spiking numbers of infected persons, and in anticipation of a surge in cases.

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This guide is aimed at every clinician and health care worker to aid them in provision of quality and effective screening, management and provision of mental health and psychosocial during the COVID-19 pandemic to support and cover the needs of the population, people on treatment for COVID -19, those in quarantine and isolation, people with mental health conditions requiring continuing care in these settings, and health workers.

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Social distancing guidelines:

For passenger vehicles (including rail, buses, matatus, taxicabs, motorcycles and tricycles, e-hailing services and air passenger transport), limit the number of passengers per vehicle as per the gazetted public health restrictions (excluding where security requirements override this, e.g. for Cash In Transit which requires armed government security conveyance in pairs)
For both passenger an non-passenger vehicles, allocate the same driver and crew (max 3 people) to a single vehicle (limit, as far as possible, driver and crew rotations across different vehicles); strictly no ferrying of unauthorized passenger for cargo operators
Pick and drop passengers in public service vehicles (matatus & buses) at designated bus stops.
Assign senior team member(s) e.g. driver or head of logistics, responsible for keeping other crew members or passengers accountable for all instituted guidelines
Practise contactless delivery wherever possible which involves logistics providers placing packages at safe drop off points where they do not have to interact directly with customers
Maintain social distancing and minimise physical contact in the on boarding, off-loading and transporting stages wherever possible
Avoid unauthorised stops of transport crew members; transport crew should be encouraged to carry own food and drink for trips to avoid food stops in road side kiosk or canteens
Encourage cashless transactions to reduce circulation of hard currency, use alternatives methods such as mobile money

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