Thursday 19 March 2020

Happy House in lockdown

Happy House is in self-imposed lockdown following the Kenyan Government's sweeping steps to try to restrict the spread of the disease. Schools closed for 30 days from Monday so all our children are at home. Our usually strict cleanliness procedures are being stepped up and every one reminded, over and over, of the importance of washing their hands. Senior nurse Joanne Reid, who w at Spire Fylde Coast Hospital in Blackpool, travelled out to Watamu last week with her husband, Peter, for our 10th birthday. Jo has been into Happy House to give the children and staff a workshop on how to wash their hands - reinforcing the message. For all those lovely freinds who travelled so to be at the party, they now have the worry of getting flights back. Travellers from any country with a single case of Coronavirus are barred from entry to Kenya for the next 30 days. This is another of the sweeping restrictions imposed by Kenya since reporting its first case on Friday - that of a 27-year-old woman who flew in from the US via London. *We will be bringing you our 10th birthday videos from Saturday.