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Stereotype refers to a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is defined as illness caused by a novel coronavirus now called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2; formerly called 2019-nCoV), which was first identified amid an outbreak of respiratory illness cases in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. It was initially reported to the WHO on December 31, 2019. On January 30, 2020, the WHO declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global health emergency. Illness caused by SARS-CoV-2 was termed COVID-19 by the WHO, the acronym derived from "coronavirus disease 2019. " The name was chosen to avoid stigmatizing the virus's origins in terms of populations, geography, or animal associations. In Kenya, the onset of the virus led to the closure of learning institutions to prevent further spread of the virus. While at home, students have been fed with various information as fa...

 I recently had a ride on a motorbike, from home to Eldoret town and my driver engaged me in an interesting conversation. Well, you know what got everyone talking these days, the life threatening virus. It did occur to me that most of the people at home are very ignorant when it comes to matters of Covid 19. But what i didn't quite get was why a person would think all this is a scam meant to benefit the  government, even after witnessing the same disease taking down our own friends, relatives and politicians. However,I don't totally disagree i mean our  government hasn't been transparent enough when it comes to money matters and other businesses. I totally wouldn't blame anyone for having such negative thoughts.  Seconds after getting on the 'bodaboda' Covid 19 was all over the atmosphere. Not literally😁."Hii corona iko kweli? " He asked, and that's how our conversation kicked off. He continued, "unakumbuka ule dem Brenda, mwenye alipona  Cor...