EDITORIAL: Fight Covid-19 in slums
Friday, May 29, 2020 0:01
By EDITORIAL
A section of the Mathare slum in Nairobi.
FILE PHOTO | NMG
The rising number of Covid-19 cases in slums should draw attention of the policymakers to the potential that the crisis could escalate faster and affect more people than has been projected.
Recently, health authorities said that the number of cases will increase and peak in September, but with the disease situation in slums getting worse this could change.
One of the reasons for the spread in the slums are the cramped conditions in which the dwellers live: There is hardly any space to ensure social distancing and there is shortage of water and other sanitary facilities.
Further, the slum dwellers should be encouraged to use masks properly in public places and to ensure that they do not share their masks.
