D&S has a long history of supporting swimming competitions in the region having initially hosted the Sprints and Relays series of events and galas in the 1990s. This tradition was recently revived by Pools Division Manager Stephen Muhia who took the initiative of sponsoring the PIPPSA (Private & International Prep Schools Sports Association) Inter County event at Makini School.
With the various preventative measures being implemented throughout the world to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic including closure of public spaces, social distancing and restrictions to free movement, one area that has witnessed an acceleration in demand is online shopping with home delivery.
The D&S response to the global pandemic crisis is gathering momentum with several initiatives having already been completed and a digital appeal campaign launched to identify additional projects and causes.
Disinfection and enhanced levels of hygiene are essential elements in the global fight to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Initial research has indicated that the virus, which spreads via moisture droplets transmitted by infected carriers, can live on surfaces for varying periods of time necessitating regular sanitization in order to reduce the likelihood of onward transmission.
How the world has changed in just one month is quite extraordinary and to say that the present Covid pandemic is unprecedented is almost an understatement. Certainly since the end of World War II there has never been anything like it and I believe that this is a seminal event for the world which will have consequences for years to come. Possibly in many ways life as we knew it will never return and we will have to reorientate for the new normal.