国际英语资讯:Feature:Kenyas night curfew curbs social interactions in COVID-19 fight
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 18-- <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span> <span word="resident">resident</span> <span word="Mathew">Mathew</span> <span word="Kisaka">Kisaka</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="cleaning">cleaning</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="hang">hang</span> <span word="out">out</span>" <span word="with">with</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="joints">joints</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unwind">unwind</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>," <span word="recalled">recalled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="agent">agent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="routine">routine</span> <span word="practiced">practiced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="centers">centers</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evenings">evenings</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="weekdays">weekdays</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hang">hang</span> <span word="out">out</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wake">wake</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="Kenyans">Kenyans</span>' <span word="social">social</span> <span word="habits">habits</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="practices">practices</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="curtail">curtail</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>.</p><p><span word="These">These</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="closure">closure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bars">bars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span> <span word="spots">spots</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="introduction">introduction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dusk">dusk</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="dawn">dawn</span> <span word="curfew">curfew</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curfew">curfew</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="interactions">interactions</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="effectively">effectively</span> <span word="enhancing">enhancing</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="distancing">distancing</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vibrant">vibrant</span> <span word="nightlife">nightlife</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sustains">sustains</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="livestock">livestock</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span>, <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="beef">beef</span>, <span word="mutton">mutton</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="goat">goat</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="grilled">grilled</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span> <span word="spots">spots</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="revelers">revelers</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wash">wash</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="alcoholic">alcoholic</span> <span word="drinks">drinks</span>.</p>
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