TUESDAY June 9, 2020 : KIBERA PANDEMIC STYLING by ZUMA Photographer Donwilson Odhiambo. In Kibera, the largest slum in Kenya's capital city of Nairobi and one of the largest slums in Africa, the biggest defenses against the spread of COVID-19, social distancing and frequent hand-washing, are nearly impossible. Slums are the next front line in the fight against the coronavirus. Donwilson Odhiambo, a ZUMA Press photographer from Nairobi has stumbled upon something very unique during the COVID-19 pandemic: the coronavirus hairstyle. ''This was something that no one has done in Kenya. No one has done it anywhere else.' Kibera resident Mable Etambo has been spreading awareness about the pandemic through her simple hairstyle: 'With the corona hairstyle we would like to tell people to keep distance, to wear masks wherever they go and to wash their hands regularly or use sanitizers to protect themselves.' Donwilson hopes the government can help ensure people from poor areas can get access to food during these difficult times. And like many around the world he hopes the pandemic ends soon.
© zReportage.com Story of the Week #740: TUESDAY June 9, 2020 : KIBERA PANDEMIC STYLING by ZUMA Photographer Donwilson Odhiambo. In Kibera, the largest slum in Kenya's capital city of Nairobi and one of the largest slums in Africa, the biggest defenses against the spread of COVID-19, social distancing and frequent hand-washing, are nearly impossible. Slums are the next front line in the fight against the coronavirus. Donwilson Odhiambo, a ZUMA Press photographer from Nairobi has stumbled upon something very unique during the COVID-19 pandemic: the coronavirus hairstyle. ''This was something that no one has done in Kenya. No one has done it anywhere else.' Kibera resident Mable Etambo has been spreading awareness about the pandemic through her simple hairstyle: 'With the corona hairstyle we would like to tell people to keep distance, to wear masks wherever they go and to wash their hands regularly or use sanitizers to protect themselves.' Donwilson hopes the government can help ensure people from poor areas can get access to food during these difficult times. And like many around the world he hopes the pandemic ends soon.

Young boys from the Nairobi Kibera slum unable to buy masks to protect themselves from the coronavirus use home made plastic masks during the Covid19 pandemic.
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Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya: Kibera resident MABLE ETAMBO has been spreading awareness about the pandemic through a simple hairstyle. Not only did Mable design the hairstyle in the shape of of the corona virus, she also use colored thread to represent the colors of the virus itself 'The pink color represents the protein layer, the maroon is the fatty layer and the zigzag is the crown,' she explains. 'With the corona hairstyle we would like to tell people to keep their social distance, to wear masks wherever they go and to wash their hands regularly or use sanitizers to protect themselves.'
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A Kenyan soldier wearing a face mask looks at a graffiti art portrait of George Floyd, on a wall in the streets of Nairobi, during the Covid19 coronavirus pandemic. Floyd died while in police custody in Minnesota.
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Keriba, Nairobi, Kenya: Hair stylist, SHARON OYIELLA adds the final touches of a new 'coronavirus braiding' hair style to MARTHA APISA (12), who sits patiently wearing a facemask, during the Covid19 pandemic.
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Despite the announcement of the nationwide curfew intended to contain the spread of Covid-19 coronavirus in Kenya, worshipers are seen gathering secretly on a Sunday afternoon to perform their church services.
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A young man wearing in a face mask, paints a speaker cabinet which he is preparing for sale, during the Covid19 coronavirus pandemic. The subsequent lockdown is having a negative impact on people's economic and social status.
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Viewed from inside a taxi, a worker is seen on the street spraying vehicles with chemical disinfectant as a preventative measure against the spread of Covid19 coronavirus in the Kibera slum.
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A man carrying his child walks past a pink colored wall with coronavirus safety information 'Take Responsibility Fight Covid-19 as a Community' in Nairobi, during the Covid19 coronavirus pandemic.
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Local health workers in the Kibera slum are seen along the streets spraying vehicles with disinfectant as a preventative measure to stop the spread of Covid19 during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Nairobi, Kenya: Wearing coronavirus as a hairstyle, 12 year old MARTHA APISA (L) and her 8 year old neighbor STACY AYUMA (R), show off their new braids to help create awareness about the Covid19 pandemic. 'I like it because it shows that corona is real so we should take it seriously,' says her daughter Martha Apisa about her new braids. Schools in Kenya have been closed during the outbreak.
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Local resident MIKE SONKO helps educate people about Covid19 and the subsequent coronavirus pandemic through talking to the community. He also painted his head with the words 'VIRUS' to help get the word out.
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A local health worker wearing a protective suit sprays chemical disinfectant inside a health center in the Kibera Slum of Nairobi during the Covid19 coronavirus pandemic.
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African church missionaries from 'The Legion of Maria' movement based at the Kibera Slums are seen praying for a lady who is believed to be suffering from poverty and hardship, during the Covid19 coronavirus pandemic.
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A group of men wearing face masks, walk past the Kisumu Hotel, a makeshift dwelling with corrugated iron walls and blanket for a door in the Kibera slum, during the Covid19 coronavirus pandemic.
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Before the Kenyan Government banned unsanctioned food donations that led to several deaths in the Kibera Slums women are seen collecting donations to sustain them through the Covid-19 Pandemic lockdown. The Kenyan Government stated food donations must be done through county governments, Commissioners and the official COVID-19 Fund Board only.
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A local business woman who sells dried fish wears her protective face mask while working her stand in the Kibera slum during the Covid19 coronavirus Pandemic in Kenya.
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Above the Kibera slum, a man puts on his face mask after quarantine days were extended for people exposed to the Covid19 coronavirus in order to protect other citizens during the pandemic.
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Wearing protective face masks, four women gather together in a home to pray for those affected by the Covid19 coronavirus pandemic.
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