Breastfeeding mothers should wear a mask while breastfeeding their babies, Health CAS Rashid Aman has advised.
He made the statement during the daily briefing on the Covid-19 as the country celebrates World Breastfeeding Week.
"Breastfeeding is the most environment friendly way to feed our babies. Breast milk is a natural food. Nursing mothers require a conducive environment for breastfeeding.
As the world fights the Covid-19 pandemic, Aman stated that it is unlikely that transmission of coronavirus occurs prenatally or via breast milk.
"Severe Covid-19 disease among infants appears to be very rare. To mothers who are Covid-19 positive, wash your hands before touching baby and wear a mask during breastfeeding," Aman said.
Kenya on Thursday recorded 538 new cases of Covid-19, raising the country's total to 24,411.
The new positives were drawn from the 6,195 people whose samples were tested within 24 hours.
This brings the country's cumulative total tests to 335,318.
From the new cases, 516 were Kenyans while 22 were foreigners.
Aman said in terms of gender, 333 were male and 205 were female. Age wise, the youngest was a two year old while the oldest was 85 years old.
On a positive note, 514 patients have recovered from the disease, bringing the total number of recoveries in the country so far to 10,444.
A total of 431 were from home-based care.
However, eight more patients succumbed to the virus, raising fatalities in the country to 399.
