• The Embassy said that all the passengers were advised to quarantine themselves for 14 days, a prevention method used in China.
• So far, 17 suspect cases have been recorded in the country and all have tested negative.
The step taken by the government to allow China Southern flights to land at the JKIA has caused an uproar among Kenyans.
The China Southern Airlines Flight touched down on Wednesday with 239 passengers on board.
According to the Chinese Embassy to Kenya, all the passengers were screened and cleared before traveling.
The Embassy said that all the passengers were advised to quarantine themselves for 14 days, a prevention method used in China.
So far, 17 suspect cases have been recorded in the country and all have tested negative.
The government has also asked Kenyans to avoid non-necessary travel to countries experiencing the outbreak.
The China flight landed in Kenya at the time when about 100 Kenyan students are stranded in China due to the outbreak.
Kenya's Ambassador to China Sarah Serem said Kenya will not risk further infection by jetting citizens from China due to the coronavirus scare.
She said that the students are better safe in China and that both countries were working closely to ensure that they are all safe.
Kenyans on Twitter raised concern over government preparedness concerning coronavirus.
This country can drive you bonkers!!The ineptitude of the Kenyan Government regarding the #coronaviruskenya is ridiculous.
— Joanne Kobuthi-Kuria (@joannekuria) February 27, 2020
And what on earth is self quarantine?What is this insatiable financial drive that blinds us from protecting the lives and health of Kenyans! pic.twitter.com/AujNy3w5Tl
#coronaviruskenya Just imagine china with all the first class resources they haven’t managed to contain the virus from spreading for a whole two months ..now imagine how long it will take Kenya ...how long Nairobi will be a ghost town ..how bad the economy will hit us ...scary
— nick nimrod (@nick_nimrod) February 27, 2020
Welcome to the Kenya republic of china #coronaviruskenya pic.twitter.com/lneTSZ8HZl
— Bigi Kiapi (@BigiKiapi) February 27, 2020
Kenyan students are stuck in China , the task force saying they can't be brought back because of risks of infection. Yet, a plane carrying 239 people from the second most hit region in China is allowed in. Most of the being Chinese. We are all dead!#coronaviruskenya pic.twitter.com/a8hjkXtvYe
— Mitch Kitoi (@KitoiO) February 27, 2020
As i mentioned someone is stepping all over our sovereignty.fear looms in fear chaos win. This government won't protect its own people.. maybe just maybe its time we protected ourselves #coronaviruskenya. We must demand as a people.we must fight!
— Regina Rankie🇰🇪🇰🇪 (@RmMuriithi) February 27, 2020
All flights from china should be suspended!
— Njeri Waridi (@Njeriwaridi) February 27, 2020
Stop with your greed, airlines can recover from losses, but we cannot afford to lose our precious lives
PEOPLE over PROFITS@MOH_Kenya @StateHouseKenya
#coronaviruskenya
The Government of Kenya is inept, the president is sold out to China and everyone else in his administration have no idea what's happening #coronaviruskenya
— Askin (@Owiyoerick) February 27, 2020