The temperatures are expected to gradually sink below the average for this season, with some days being "extremely cold", says the meteorological department. Met director Stella Aura predicted an increase in respiratory infection as Kenyans huddle together indoors for warmth. "In areas such as Nairobi, the highlands east of the Rift Valley, the central Rift Valley and parts of the highlands west of the Rift Valley, cases of respiratory diseases like asthma, pneumonia, flu and common colds are likely to increase," she said in a June-August forecast. "These symptoms are similar to the flu or the common cold, which are a lot more common than Covid-19. Aura advises Kenyans to follow Ministry of Health directives because the current weather is favourable to some non-respiratory diseases as well.

Source: The Star June 10, 2020 20:03 UTC