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Phuka concerned that Coronavirus preventive measures are not being followed

Jul 18, 2020 0

...Says people should not pay for Covid-19 tests in public facilities Co-chairperson of the Presidential Taskforce on Coronavirus John Phuka says the likely reason for high transmission of Covid-19 in workplaces is that preventive measures… ...

Covid-19 deaths in Malawi hit 51

Jul 17, 2020 0

The number of people who have died from Coronavirus in Malawi since April has reached 51. On Thursday, co-chairperson of the Presidential Taskforce on Coronavirus John Phuka announced eight new deaths. Phuka said the deaths… ...

Chakwera asks Malawians to join him in fasting

Jul 16, 2020 0

President Lazarus Chakwera has called on religiously inclined people in Malawi to join him in three days of prayer and fasting against the spread of Covid-19. In a statement on Wednesday, Minister of Information Gospel… ...

Coronavirus: Over 2,000 cases recorded in one month

Jul 16, 2020 0

Malawi has registered more than 2,000 Coronavirus cases in one month while the number of recoveries has also risen from less than hundred to over one thousand during the same period. On June 15, the… ...

Declare National Emergency over corruption

Jul 15, 2020 0

...Executive advised to work with Judiciary A law expert has urged the Lazarus Chakwera administration to declare state plunder and corruption a national emergency in Malawi. Professor Danwood Chirwa of University of Cape Town said… ...

AG says injunction against Coronavirus measures still in place

Jul 14, 2020 0

Attorney General Chikosa Silungwe has advised the Presidential Taskforce on Coronavirus that Coronavirus prevention and management rules cannot be enforced because of the anti-lockdown injunction. Silungwe in a letter to the taskforce, said the rules… ...

Coronavirus: Malawi registers 190 recoveries

Jul 14, 2020 0

Malawi has registered 190 new Coronavirus recoveries, 66 new cases and one new death. In total, the country now has recorded 2,430 cases including 747 recoveries and 39 deaths. According to chairperson of the Presidential… ...