This is the best way to deal with this kind of thing. How will we know how to deal with this thing ig we don't allow it to infect as many people as it can then we as we learn how to fight it our bodies will adopt too.
I hope you have all heard that not even one single child under the age of 10 has died of this Carolina world wide. That's tells you the most vulnerable people are people like you reading this post.

Unfortunately Too late.

ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY H.E. UHURU KENYATTA, C.G.H, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE FORCES ON COVID-19, COMMONLY KNOWN AS CORONAVIRUS

My Fellow Kenyans.

On Friday March 13th, 2020 the Government of Kenya received confirmation of the first case of COVID-19, commonly known as Coronavirus.

As you may recall, when we first announced the confirmation of the first case, we stated that we had traced 27 persons who had come into contact with the first patient. We have since tested the 27 people at our National Influenza Center.

Today, we have received confirmation of two more cases of the Coronavirus. The two have tested positive as a result of coming into contact with the first patient.

Our health officials have already moved them into Kenyatta National Hospital isolation facility.

The medical teams are closely monitoring the patients, who are in stable condition and responding well to treatment. This gives us hope.

Fellow Kenyans,

My Government has been working to monitor the spread of the virus. We have set up necessary containment and treatment protocols across the country. However, following the result of the two additional cases, we are now directing the following additional protocols:

¥ The Government is suspending travel for all persons coming into Kenya from any country with reported Coronavirus cases.

¥ Only Kenyan Citizens, and any foreigners with valid residence permits will be allowed to come in provided they proceed on self quarantine or to a government designated quarantine facility.

This will take effect within the next 48 hours to cater for any passengers who may be enroute. This directive will remain in effect for the next 30 days or as varied by the National Emergency Response Committee.

¥ All persons who have come into Kenya in the last 14 days must self-quarantine. If any person exhibits symptoms such as cough, or fever, they should present themselves to the nearest health facility for testing;

¥ We have suspended learning in all our education institutions with immediate effect. Consequently, and to facilitate a phased approach, primary and secondary day schools are to suspend operations from tomorrow.

¥ For those in boarding schools, the school administration is to ensure that students are home by Wednesday, 18th March 2020 while Universities and Tertiary Institutions are to close by Friday, 20th March 2020;

¥ Where possible, government offices, businesses and companies are encouraged to allow employees to work from home, with the exception of employees working in critical or essential services.

¥ In order to avoid the risk of transmission through physical handling of money, we encourage the use of cashless transactions such as mobile money and credit cards. We appeal to mobile operators and banks to take into consideration the situation, and reduce the cost of transactions during this period.

¥ In line with the directive to avoid crowded places, citizens are encouraged to:

¥ Avoid congregating including in places of worship;
¥ Minimize attendance to social gatherings including weddings and funerals, and restrict the same to immediate family members;
¥ Avoid crowded places including shopping malls and entertainment premises;
¥ Minimize congestion in public transport wherever possible;


¥ Limitation of visitors to hospitalised patients in both public and private hospitals.

¥ Hospitals and shopping malls are encouraged to provide soap, water and hand sanitizers and ensure that all their premises are regularly cleaned and disinfected.

Globally, the impact of the virus is still unfolding. I want to assure you that My Administration is at the forefront of assessing, containing and managing this pandemic in the country.

Some of the measures may cause inconvenience, but I want to assure you they are designed to ensure that we effectively contain the spread of the virus.

I appeal to all of us to strictly observe these measures. I would also like to appeal for calm. Kenyans must avoid misinformation that causes panic and anxiety.

Let us remember that as Kenyans, we have been faced with other crisis in the past, and we have always triumphed by coming together in the spirit of national unity and cooperation.

Every single Kenyan has a responsibility in ensuring they play their part in safeguarding Kenyan lives.

This pandemic will test us, as it is testing all countries in every corner of the world, but I do not believe it will defeat us. If we pull together, and everybody does their part, we shall overcome its worst impacts.

God bless you all, God bless Kenya

Why too late?

Rwanda acted early and they have confirmed cases!

What would you have done differently?

By now the main challenge is flattening the normal curve that describes the 'adoption' of the virus into the population. The rise of confirmed cases to 3 may be a pointer we are headed to a sharp peak on the 'normal' curve supposed to be followed by the virus.

27 tests and two positives may not say much. Tests are currently being measured per million people. So the Nigerian figures may mislead.

The measures called by the President, if true, may help precipitate a serious crisis in one or two months. This is because they are not rigorous enough to change local behaviour to the extent of lowering infection and boosting the economy at the same time.

Gov Cuomo of New York:"we will not be able to flatten the covid19 curve to avoid the wave, we will be short thousands of ICU beds and ventilators, the only way to prevent that today, given the time constraint, is to deploy the Army corps of Engineers"

Habari ndio hiyo

Kenya has like 300 ICU beds, they will be overwhelmed soon. We had time to move those 800 containers but it was BBI and Ruto

While it may be possible for us to stem the tide in these first weeks, we have a tough game ahead, and we need some different thinking.

For example, France has sounded the alarm on anti-inflammatory drugs like bruphen and instead recommends the use of paracetamol. Paracetamol may be a serious issue when it comes to liver poisoning. Add that to possible shortages due to supplies being busy in their countries of production. We can only use what we can produce.

We may need to design treatments, improvise tests to work together with the standard tests and generate adaptive culture change. Possible but very difficult. At least when it's about top down action.

But we can self organize bottom upwards. Especially now that the govt has hinted that it wishes to allow for private action. We can self organize in terms of defined networks working together. In places where self isolation is tricky, we can reorganize living arrangements for example, to allow for disease containment.

We can do something now, at less cost, than wait longer for outcomes we can easily predict.

Sunday the Fed's slashed interest rates to close to 0.

Spain's PM and his wife are said to have the virus. Spain now has over 2000 victims

A newborn baby has reportedly become the world's youngest person to test positive for the novel coronavirus.

Whether the baby contracted the virus in the womb or during labor is unknown.