In these unprecedented times, take deliberate steps to protect yourself and your loved ones from the new coronavirus, the cause of the deadly COVID-19 disease. With the following inforgraphic, videos and images on basic protective measures against the new coronavirus in Lubukusu, mulembenation.co.ke joins the fight. We urge you to share widely this guide widely so that together we can:
Be INFORMED Be PREPARED Be SMART Be SAFE Be READY to fight #COVID-19.
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Downloadable inforgraphic: Protective measures against the new coronavirus in Lubukusu
Inforgraphic is prepared from information by WHO and Kenyan government directives on combating coronavirus.

Below, under titles of the six hygiene measures listed in the inforgraphic, find the legend explaining the basic preventive measures against the new coronavirus in Lubukusu.
Wumba emunwa nokholola namwe ne wasimula.
Rumikhila etissue ne wasimula namwe nokholola. Onyala wang`ona ekhumbo wabimba nayo khu molu/emunwa ne okholola namwe ne wasimula.
Lekha khutilatila mumoni ne khusomola kamafunyo mumolu!
Babandu babaasima khusomola kamafunyo mumolu mulekhe! Babasima khuborabora mumoni balekhe. yaani lekha khutilatila mumoni khukhwama niyo chimoni chili, kamolu ne mukhwanwa.
Lekha khucha mubandu bakali nga mu kesha, emikanda, ebikuli, mumabukana ne khusoko.
Anano sia maani sili mbo khaka nga onyala wikhale munju mwoo. Lekha khucha ebandu! Lundi lekha khukhesia khesia bandu mukhono. Lekha khutila tila bindu nga chichabii che kimiliango kie chichoo che mubandu, chichabii chifunga kimiliango kie bikuli, chikanisa etc
Saaba kamakhono buli saa khurumikhila esabuni ne kamechi kamakali, chisekondi shurini, paka onoke!
WHO basomia bise bie khusaaba kamakhono nga: Nomalile khukholola ne khukhwasimula, nolwasia omulwale, nokhatekha ta, nokhalia ta, nomalile khurumikhila echoo, kamakhono ne kachafuke, nomalile khubiya omwana etc

Khusaaba kamakhono khurumikhila esabuni ne kamechi kamakali nga WHO basomia.
Lola efitiyo yino:
Cha obone takitari mu ospito yosiyosi eli simbi nawe newanja khukholola, khukhwasimula ne khubila kumubili.
Sirikari ebola eli omulwale wa corona virus anyala kaba ne bimanyilo nga: Khubila kumubili, khuulila burafu emumilo, khukholola ne khukhwasimula, kumurwe khukhutanya nende khukhilwa khuela.
Bimanyilo bino binyala biabukula bise bia kamachuma kabili khukhwamila nga wanyola bulwale bwa coronavirus.
