President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya has extended a curfew imposed on the East African country due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic by another 60 days.
Kenyatta, who announced the extension on Monday, however, relaxed the starting time from 9:00 p.m to 11:00 p.m.
The president also lifted a ban on the sale of alcohol in restaurants and bars which will operate until 10:00 p.m from Tuesday.
Kenyatta also announced that church services, weddings and funerals can have a maximum of 200 people, up from 100.
According to the President, the finance minister would extend tax relief measures unveiled in April until January 2021.
Schools will not yet reopen until it is established that it’s safe to do so, Kenyatta said.
Kenya has had 38,115 cases of the virus and 691 deaths since its first case on March 13.
The government quickly put measures into place to curb the spread of the disease, including shutting schools, closing borders, mandatory mask-wearing in public, and a curfew that lasts until 5:00 a.m.
Fears that the creaky public healthcare system might be overwhelmed have not materialized and the East African nation is slowly reopening.
