Nairobi, Sept. 4 -- When Purity Wanjiru was shopping for an apartment to live in with her family, a swimming pool and a gym were some of the amenities she prioritised.
Her search led her to an apartment in Nairobi's Kilimani which has a communal swimming pool and a gym.
It was a perfect fit as she could go to the gym and her children swim regularly. Then coronavirus pandemic hit hard, forcing the closure of the communal swimming pool and the gym, following the Ministry of Health guidelines on gatherings and physical distancing.
"We stopped using the common swimming pool while the gym was also locked after Nairobi turned into the epicentre of Covid-19," says Ms Wanjiru.
For now, the only communal service that they sharing is the lift and...