Coronavirus: Kenyan firms banned from exporting face masks

Kenya has banned export of respirator masks in the latest measures against the novel coronavirus disease that has infected more than 89,000 people across 58 countries, killing over 3,000.

Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) chief executive officer Jonah Manjari on Monday said the government had banned local manufacturers and distributors from exporting N95 AND 3 ply surgical masks “to ensure that the country has enough stock as part of its emergency plan.”