国际英语资讯:Kenyans ready for partial lifting of COVID-19 restrictions
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 4-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="cloud">cloud</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="expectation">expectation</span> <span word="hangs">hangs</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="easing">easing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19.</p><p><span word="Private">Private</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span>, <span word="places">places</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="worship">worship</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="offices">offices</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="entities">entities</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="gearing">gearing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="resumption">resumption</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="June">June</span> 6, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Uhuru">Uhuru</span> <span word="Kenyatta">Kenyatta</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="review">review</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenyatta">Kenyatta</span> <span word="hinted">hinted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="loosen">loosen</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span>, <span word="noting">noting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lockdowns">lockdowns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="curfews">curfews</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unsustainable">unsustainable</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="term">term</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="partially">partially</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span>, <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="masks">masks</span>, <span word="washing">washing</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="maintaining">maintaining</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="distancing">distancing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="partial">partial</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="counties">counties</span> <span word="some">some</span> 70 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dusk">dusk</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="dawn">dawn</span> <span word="curfew">curfew</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="lauded">lauded</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="slowing">slowing</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="infections">infections</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>, <span word="gyms">gyms</span>, <span word="bars">bars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hotels">hotels</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1.2 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reopen">reopen</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="installing">installing</span> <span word="handwashing">handwashing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sanitation">sanitation</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enforce">enforce</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="distancing">distancing</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="Moi">Moi</span> <span word="Avenue">Avenue</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="fumigating">fumigating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="facility">facility</span>.</p>
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