{"id":530,"date":"2026-10-07T11:01:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T11:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/?p=530"},"modified":"2026-10-07T11:03:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T11:03:19","slug":"kenyans-urged-to-avoid-gatherings-handshakes-and-hugs-as-ebola-response-intensifies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/?p=530","title":{"rendered":"Kenyans Urged to Avoid Gatherings, Handshakes and Hugs as Ebola Response Intensifies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kenyans have been urged to avoid large public gatherings, handshakes and hugs as the country intensifies measures to contain its first confirmed imported case of Ebola.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking during a television interview on Tuesday night, October 6, 2026, Director-General for Health Dr Patrick Amoth said Kenya remained in the response phase and warned that large gatherings could increase opportunities for contact and potential transmission of the disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“We are still in the response phase, and we really discourage large gatherings because they are a potential source of contact and therefore spread of the disease,\u201d Amoth said<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

He also urged Kenyans to adopt alternative ways of greeting, including waving, instead of physical contact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI want to appeal to Kenyans going forward: we can avoid handshakes and hugging; we can just wave,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Amoth said the advisory applies to different types of gatherings, including political events and family functions, which he described as potential hotspots for disease transmission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cGatherings are potential hotspots for the spread of the disease, and they are discouraged, whether they are political or family gatherings,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Patrick Amoth today during a media briefing in Nairobi urging Kenyans to avoid public Gathering, handshakes and hugs as ebola response intensifies. Photo Courtesy: Dr. Patrick Amoth, CBS (X)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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