Operations at Murang’a county government offices have been closed for 14 days after two members of staff contracted the delta variant of Covid-19.The county multi-sector al covid-19 emergency response committee on Wednesday opted to scale down operations at the offices after the county also recorded an upsurge of covid-19 cases.Currently, more than 35 patients suffering from coronavirus are admitted in the county referral hospital. 14 of them are receiving treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
On Thursday, a member of Murang’a Municipality Board Dr. Bernard Muia said currently the number of those contracting the disease is increasing daily since many people have abandoned observing Ministry of Health guidelines aimed to contain the spread of the virus.Muia addressing members of the press noted that political and social gatherings have greatly contributed to the increase of cases not only in Murang’a but in the country.Muia observed that at public areas, there are no longer hand washing points and traders have stopped providing handwashing water for their customers.He explained that the percentage of Kenyans who have received covid-19 is very small and those already vaccinated can as well spread the disease.The country, Muia said currently doesn’t have immune-epidemiology herd immunity saying the vaccine we have in the country is being dictated by people from other countries thus not enough jab to vaccinate all Kenyans.