The time has finally come: Despite the rising number of corona infections, the Kenyan government has ordered the opening of schools from January 4th under strict hygiene and safety requirements. As already reported in the last blog post, this is a double-edged sword: on the one hand, schools can never meet these requirements, especially since most facilities do not even have running water and sufficient spatial capacities. However, the fact
Although one hears very little or different reports on the topic of Corona in Africa in the European media, here is a short status report from the local partner Kimilili Integrated Development Education Program (KIDEP) on site. The reported numbers of corona infections in Africa seem very low. The reasons for this are: there are hardly any tests, causes of death are also not determined and can therefore hardly be
More and more people are infected with the Corona virus on the African continent. Experts fear an outbreak like in Europe. Scientists previously suspected that Africa might be untroubled by the virus. However, first assumptions that warmer temperatures might slow down the virus have not been proven. In Kenya, arrangements are now being made for a “corona lock-down”: schools and shops are closed, curfews have been imposed and international airports