May 8: Govt to foot quarantine bills, cases at 607

Government on Thursday confirmed that it will foot bills of suspected persons quarantined for COVID-19.

May 7: 582 cases, lockdown in Eastleigh, Mombasa City

The government on Wednesday announced a partial lockdown on two virus hotspots, Eastleigh in Nairobi and Mombasa City.

“All passengers must undergo a mandatory quarantine of 14-28 days at their own cost as per government of Kenya guidelines,” it added with respect to the London and Guangzhou flights.

In the case of the Mumbai flight, passengers are: “required to present a copy of covid-19 medical results at the check in counter and the results must be negative.

May 2: Case count at 435, mass testing starts

Kenya recorded 24 new coronavirus cases bringing the total tally to 435.