Kenya Extends Curfew, Limits Sale of Alcohol as Cases Soar

  • Covid-19 cases more than doubled to 17,600 in past three weeks
  • Currency reels against dollar; equities, bonds trading decline
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Kenya extended a night curfew and banned alcohol sales in eateries after Covid-19 cases in the East African nation more than doubled in the three weeks since the government lifted restrictions on movement and religious gatherings.