Friends country response measures as at 20 -first April 2020, This is day 40 of our country’s response, and this is our 30 -fifth brief fellow Kenyans Corona virus has continued to cause distraction in every part of the world as of today, the global covered 19 pandemic cases standing excess of two point Five million with approximately 600000 recoveries and a hundred and 70. And deaths here at home the numbers have been rising every day even in these times, we still have cynical Kenyans, who hold the view that this disease is not real. This is very disturbing, particularly in light of the growing numbers of people who are infected as we continue this fight, we note that there are some of us who continue to disobey the measures and regulations announced by the government I would like to remind. That we are in our war situation against an enemy that is not a respecter of age status, gender race and religion Some of our young people are deliberately breaking capital regulations due to their false belief that they cannot catch this disease and we would like to remind you young people including myself that we are actually able and susceptible to get this disease in the alley days. we push on you on surfaces that I like to be conteminated in the aid of the transmission of this virus among such surfaces include groceries in super markets we would like to acknowledge efforts made by many outlet stores by providing sanitizers to shop us and ensuring that no Shilpa’s allowed into a shop without wearing a face masks however we are concerned that it is important that Kashish handle Goods correctly, especially during payments at the counters. These are also areas that can be easily contaminated and that can lead to infections and therefore we are edging all supermarkets to device innovative ways to address this issue. The same should also apply to banks, particularly in the aspect of different people sharing pens in the banking holes. Fellow Kenyans. This is a long journey that we cannot walk alone and I want to thank all the. Incorporates who have so far contributed to this containment efforts. I particularly want to thank the Kenya Air Force for deploying to aircrafts that have been flying banners aiding in our communication with banana stating that we should stay at home. I’d also like to thank our health care workers for their continued efforts and particularly today where the Kenya Editors Guild Association together with the Kenya Medical Association and the Association of Nassau. Has initiated a campaign dubbed Sitter in this campaign at midday every Wednesday, We will all stop and clap for all our health care workers, and this is a a campaign that is being rolled out in different countries across the world. This is to appreciate the rule of health care workers and the crucial role that they’re playing in this time of covid-. 19. Let me also acknowledge the contribution of Mobile network providers and in particular career through it’s foundation and other donations that have come so far they have contributed close to ten million can you see links for someone scanners and they also helps us in expanding our screening capability additionally Safari will be supporting healthcare workers and is in the process of ruling out a free communication package this package will include three months of internet Bandol and air time for health care workers and we form part of their package health care workers yesterday we mention to you the strategy that has been formulated and agreed upon globally as the most effective way or fighting this disease rests on four pillars that is testing isolating treating interesting we have Ram top our capacity in all these four pillars however this parameters only become useful when preventive measures are put in place such as hand washing social distancing General hygiene and quarantine, and therefore the only way we can succeed is we have is is when we have each and everyone of us taking personal responsibility and therefore would like to add to all our people to continue observing this simple but very effective containment measures today Our Corona virus situation is as follows in the last 20 – four hours we have tested 540 – five. 15 persons have tested positive for Corona virus disease This brings to the number 290 – six total number of confirmed cases in the country. 11 Kenyans well for a foreign nationals and after the 15 positive cases, seven are from Mombasa, six from Nairobi and two from Mandara County. None have any history of recent travel with regard Seven a miles eight females, the 15, are aged between 19 to 70 – five years of age six are from our current centers and nine were picked up by surveillance teams and this is a clear indication that the infection is increasingly growing within our communities and she’s there for very quick, very critical that we observe very strictly the measures that we’ve put in place with regard to containment and I’m glad. To inform you that five patients have recovered and discharged, we now have a total of 70 – four recoveries, a total of 2008, hundred and 50 – One contacts have been monitored out of which 2120 – one have been discharged 730 contacts are being followed up at the moment, and that total love 14417 samples have been thank you thank you for those questions are begin with non serious question um this is a question that we actually discussed yesterday um indeed as a country with expanded lab capacity we do have many more love that are able to test however we are facing a challenge with regards to some of the sample kids then and that I utilize for taking of samples and therefore that is why you seeing our numbers in terms of samples tested reducing we have however Gauged our supply chains to be able to avail these samples so that we can ramp up our testing capacity an important issue that has been raised. Indeed, it’s true we asking an increase in cases in Mombasa yesterday, we recorded seven cases today again. We’ve highlighted a new increasing number of cases and this is exactly pointing out to the fact that we have established local transmission of this virus and therefore communities do need to take charge some of the measures that we’ve been putting in place. Noticed may not be well there to by members of the public and the only way and we’ve insisted in return the only way we can flatten this car is we each take personal responsibility in doing this and I’ll relate this to the issue of caffeine. Caffeine is not there because it’s trying to punish Kenyans but Cafe is a mechanism of containment for this virus and so again we do request Canyons to add to this restrictions and to obey their rules and for those who are flouting the rules, it’s. That you understand even by the very nature of you floating the rules you putting your own life at risk, but of your family that of your loved ones and that of the police who are here to assist us. In this response, we are engaging with our security personnel, one to roll out guidelines for them and you know capacity building that enables them one to ensure that they are all masked every time they’re conducting the surveillance activities that they are using masks and that they also practicing hand hygiene and that they also have sanitizers again. It is important to note that we are all in this together we all. Employing a whole of government approach and we expect citizens to take personal responsibility as we try and affect the containment of covid- 19. Indeed, we’ve received reports or from KMVT CD. we saw the news satellite through social media and we’ve activated channels through the Ministry of Interior who are following up on this issue and we’ll be able to update you once all the information is collected and the investigations and the