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After Kenya confirmed more than a hundred visas and recorded four deaths and four survivors, on Sunday Denmark has provided assistance of 320 million shillings.





Danish development minister Rasmus Prehn said that the money would be deposited in a Kenyan bank to cater to the needs of covid-19.









A Kenyan ambassador's report said that the money would be used to buy medical products and to build patient care rooms and even to use them at the expense of the patients.





The spread of coronavirus seems inevitable… if it is not handled resolutely, it will have fatal consequences for the most vulnerable populations, not least in densely populated areas and where the health system is challenged. ” Prehn blinked.




At present, Denmark has confirmed 3672 cases of corona virus and 139 people leaving the world for the virus





Initially the world bank provided 6 billion rupees to help Kenya fight the corona virus, while the president reduced the salaries of ministers, his and his deputies at different percentages to help the country fight the virus.


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First, a high intake of certain nutrients strengthens the immune system, while a low intake weakens the immune system and causes infection.





A healthy immune system can help fight the virus, and it can also help some patients recover faster.





Supplements that can boost the immune system include zinc, Selenium, iron and vitamins A, C, D, E, B-6 in addition to foods such as goji berry, broccoli, green tea, and yellow.





Vegetables and fruits such as mangoes, pineapple and herbs are important in strengthening the immune system.
Some doctors say that fruits such as citrus contain a lot of vitamin C which is able to fight infections.





Some of these nutrients help prevent inflammation through the amount and tissue damage caused by the virus that can lead to lung injuries and even death.
It's too early to know which combination of supplements is best for covid-19.





Mixed fruit juice
Mixed fruit juice




But we do know that some of these supplements have shown to deal with common colds and other lung diseases.





With many cafes closed, take this opportunity to eat healthy foods at home such as oranges, fruits, broccoli, spinach, mushrooms, red peppers, sweet potatoes, fish, beans, butter, yellow and tea.





READ ALSO: Kenya Corona Patients Number Kenya reaches 126





These foods may be useful for adults who eat a small amount of these foods and who are more at risk of developing Covid-19 disease.
Poor nutrition





Second experience from other epidemics clearly shows that people who eat poor nutrition are more at risk of contracting the virus.





They can also be sick for a long time and even lose their life. In this outbreak to feed people at risk of contracting the virus is more important.





And finally apart from age, the risk of Covid-19 infections and deaths is high among people suffering from other diseases such as heart disease and diabetes.
This condition weakens the heart's ability to cope with hypertension while diabetes weakens the immune system.


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Kenya's Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe has announced that Kenya has confirmed four more cases of corona virus.





The four are 3 Kenyans and one citizen of Pakistan.
That number is now raising the number of infected to 126 after 12 people were infected with the virus on Friday.





'' Two visas are for people traveling from Malawi and Pakistan with the two being infected with the virus in Kenya, '' said Kagwe.





READ: Corona Patients Reach 110 Kenya (VIDEO)





Their ages range from 34 to 44 years. Three of them are men while one is a woman.





The minister confirmed that 1,781 people close to the patients were being investigated.





In his daily speech on the status of the corona virus in Kenya, the minister also sent condolences to Kenyan Airways pilot David Kibati who died this week due to corona viruses.





Pilots Kibati and his crew succeeded in transporting Kenyans home from the United States, volunteering for status and property, said Kagwe.


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22 more people have been infected with the corona virus, thus putting Kenya at 81. Speaking to the media the health minister Mutahi Kagwe however said that there was good news after three patients were reported to have recovered.





Mutahi Kagwe said that 13 patients were male and nine were female. The patients include 18 Kenyans, 2 Pakistani citizens and 2 Cameroonians. '' We have tested 300 Kenyans out of which 22 people have been infected with the coronavirus virus.





This is the largest number he has ever earned in a day '', he said. '' That tells you the importance of the exercise we have been doing because they could infect other people '', added Kagwe. Minister Kagwe said that two patients who survived the disease Brenda and Brian had insisted on Kenyans that if they had Covid-19 symptoms they should go to the health center.





He said the virus was spreading rapidly in the country. In regard to incidents reported in the last 24 hours, the minister said that Kakamega has reported 1 case, Kiambu case 2, Kilifi case 1, Mombasa visa 7, Muranga case 1, Nairobi case 1 and Nyamira case 1. He has urged Kenyans to comply with government directives but said that food trucks are allowed to travel anywhere in the country. '' What we are blocking is the meetings of the people ''.


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The Ministry of Health in Rwanda has announced 13 new cases of Covid-19 in less than two weeks since the first patient was reported to have the disease and now the number of infections has reached 50.





The current infection, five had come from Dubai, one had come from the Netherlands and one had come from the United States and all were in quarantine when they arrived.





While the two were infected locally. Rwanda has installed three coronavirus health centers, two in Kigali and one in the south of the nation.





Many corona patients who are treated seem to be recovering, the health ministry said. Earlier this week, Rwanda announced the closure of all parts of the country and people were ordered to stay in their homes in efforts to control the corona virus.





Other measures taken include both government and private servants to work from home and travel to regions for a two-week suspension with the possibility of such an extension.





Alcohol clubs and, non-food stores have also closed while transportation has been halted. The move comes a day after Rwanda's health ministry on Saturday announced that six other people had been infected with corona virus among them as a 10-month-old baby.





These infections make Rwanda the number of 17 cases of corona virus infections.


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However hope among some patients has been able to revive despair.
The case is reported in the case of Alma Clara Corsini, a 95-year-old midwife who survived a stroke following a stroke on March 5 at a hospital in Modena in northern Italy.






According to one local newspaper La Gazzetta di Modena, Corsini's health has improved since he left the hospital and that he has already returned to his old home in the Fanano municipality in Modena province.






'' Yes ​​I'm safe. They are nice people who treated me well and are already sending me home '', Corsini told La Gazzetta di Modena in reference to the care she received at the hospital.






The newspaper also noted how experts said that Corsini had recovered without using antiretroviral drugs given to patients to help them cope with the infection.


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FC Barcelona stalwart Lionel Messi has provided assistance at a 1 million euro (Tsh 2.4 billion) hospital and clinic in Barcelona to fight the corona virus.





On the other hand Juventus and Portuguese stalwarts Cristiano Ronaldo and his agent Jorge Mendes have so far provided assistance to Portugal worth £ 1 million (Tsh. 2.7 billion) for the fight against the corona virus


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