Passengers wearing protective facemasks to help stop the spread of a
deadly SARS-like virus arrive at Beijing railway station in on January
24, 2020. China has shut down public transport in 13 cities in an
unprecedented quarantine effort. PHOTO | AFP
Summary
- Officials from the Ministry of Health, Tuesday told Parliament that the repatriation of the students from Wuhan will only occur after the lockdown is over.
- Chinese authorities last week expanded the quarantine of people and spaces to universities across China in efforts to combat spread of the disease.
The government has dashed hopes of immediate evacuation of 85
Kenyan students from the coronavirus-hit region in China citing
restricted entry and exit rules.
Officials from the
Ministry of Health, Tuesday told Parliament that the repatriation of the
students from Wuhan will only occur after the lockdown is over.
Chinese
authorities last week expanded the quarantine of people and spaces to
universities across China in efforts to combat spread of the disease.
“Following
the guidance of the taskforce, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is
evaluating the repatriation of students in Wuhan when the lockdown is
over,” Health chief administrative officer Mercy Mwangangi told the
National Assembly Committee on Health Tuesday.
Health
Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki formed the national taskforce to advise
the government on measures to take with regards to coronavirus.
The delayed repatriation of Kenyans in China comes amid reports
of potential food shortage, dwindling supplies of hand sanitisers, face
masks as well as overcrowding in hospitals within the quarantined area.
Dr Mwangangi noted that the Wuhan is currently under lockdown with very little entry and exit.
Last
week, Ms Kariuki asked Kenyans to avoid non-essential travel to China
as she announced a raft of measures the government has taken to tackle
the deadly coronavirus that has so far killed more than 304 people.
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