Kenya announced to close schools nationwide on Sunday after two fresh cases of coronavirus were confirmed. President Uhuru Kenyatta in a televised address said: “We have suspended learning in all our educational institutions with immediate effect. For those in boarding schools, the school administration is to ensure that students are home by Wednesday,” he added.

Kenya confirmed its first case, after a woman traveled to the U.S. via London, having Kenya ban entry of travelers from any virus-hit country, as a preventative measure.

The virus known as COVID-19, has spread to at least 141 countries and territories. According to an update by Public Health Institute of Malawi(PHIM), 5 new countries/areas/territories registered COVID-19, as of 10 March 2020. The new areas are Brunei Darussalam, Mongolia, Cyprus, Guernsey and Panama. The report shows that the World Health Organization (WHO) reported confirmed COVID-19, 113 702 (4125 new) cases have been reported globally; 80 944 (20 new) cases and 3140 (17 new) deaths were reported in China, CFR 3.9%; 32 778 (4105 new) cases were reported from outside China with 186 new deaths, bringing the total to 872 deaths in 109 countries, CFR 2.7%.