Duale Reveals New Ebola Control Measures at Border Points

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🇰🇪 Breaking It Down

During a press interview on May 27, Duale confirmed that the government has deployed screeners and verification teams at all major border crossings, with mobile laboratories already fully operational at the Kenya-Uganda and Kenya-South Sudan border points.

“Under serious screening and verification, we are also putting up a holding area within the border in the event that we get a case. So the country is fully fully prepared for this border,” stated Duale.

The CS also confirmed that three national laboratories are also running around the clock, testing specimens for Ebola seven days a week, as part of Kenya's broader strategy to detect and isolate any cases early.

📌 What You Need to Know

Additionally, he also revealed that the government has launched a traceability program targeting anyone who visited the affected region in the past month, with officials actively tracking and testing such individuals across the country.

“Thirdly, and we're saying we're doing a lot of traceability. Anybody we feel who has been to that region in the last one month, we are we are we are testing them and making sure that we protect our country,” said Duale.

The CS took the opportunity to urge Kenyans to take personal responsibility, asking families to watch out for relatives who recently travelled to Uganda or the DRC and are showing any signs of illness.

"Any of your relatives who feel sick and recently visited Uganda or DRC, please go to the nearest medical facility so our health workers can check," urged Duale.

This comes as the deadly Ebola Sudan strain continues to spread in neighboring Uganda, raising alarm across East Africa and pushing health authorities to respond before the virus reaches Kenyan soil.

Beyond the continent, the United States government is reportedly planning to send its Ebola-exposed citizens to Kenya.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke

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