• CS Kagwe says 1,000 medical workers could be hired soon if the need arises.
Health CS Mutahi Kagwe has said Kenya is likely to be able to start manufacturing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) materials from next week.
He said the country is accumulating materials.
"If we experience a shortage, it won't be because we didn't do everything we could," Kagwe said on Sunday during his daily briefing on the Covid-19 situation.
He also said at least 1,000 more employees will be hired soon.
Kagwe also said the World Bank has donated 250 ventilators.
Industrialisation PS Betty Maina said the government is working with the textile sector to start manufacturing PPE.
There are four new cases of Covid-19, Kagwe has said.
They are one Kenyan and three foreigners from US, Cameroon and Burkina Faso.
A total of 69 samples were analysed in the last 24 hours.
Tracing of contacts for the 42 confirmed cases is ongoing. The total number of close contacts the government is monitoring stands at 1,426.
Out of this number, 215 have been discharged after completing the mandatory 14-day follow up period.
Medical teams are monitoring 919 close contacts with 18 individuals admitted at Mbagathi Hospital awaiting test results.
To date, the government has tested 877 persons for Covid-19.