Month: July 2020 Posts

Coronavirus: Malawi’s cases nears 2500

Jul 15, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The number of confirmed Coronavirus cases in Malawi has jumped to 2,497 while the number of deaths has hit 40. Co-chairperson of the Coronavirus Taskforce John Phuka on Tuesday announced 67 new cases, 48 new… ...

AG says injunction against Coronavirus measures still in place

Jul 14, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 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 Mwayi Mkandawire 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… ...

Daud Suleman recovers from Covid-19

Jul 13, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) member Daud Suleman has recovered from Coronavirus and has urged the Lazarus Chakwera administration to look into the welfare of health workers. Suleman has confirmed in a video that he has… ...

Minibuses capacity slashed to 60%, touting prohibited

Jul 13, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

The Directorate of Road Traffic and Safety Services (DRTSS) has intensified enforcement on all roads to ensure adherence of Covid-19 measures which include reduction of seating capacity to 60 percent. The measures which were set… ...

National Bank closes branch after employees contract Coronavirus

Jul 13, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 1 &

Several National Bank employees at Chichiri Service Centre have tested positive for Coronavirus, forcing the bank to close the branch. The bank has confirmed the closure in a statement dated July 11. “National Bank would… ...

Private hospitals, pharmacies told to stop selling fake COVID-19 tests

Jul 13, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Presidential Taskforce on Coronavirus has warned private hospitals and pharmacies against selling unapproved rapid antibody tests for COVID-19. According to chairperson of the taskforce John Phuka, the Ministry of Health has received reports that… ...

Five people die of COVID-19

Jul 13, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Five people have died of Coronavirus in Blantyre and Kasungu as the number of confirmed cases also continue to rise in Malawi. Co-chairperson of the Coronavirus Taskforce, John Phuka, said on Sunday four deaths have… ...

Veep Chilima postpones Mzuzu reforms interface over Covid-19

Jul 13, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Malawi Vice President, Dr. Saulos Chilima, has postponed a meeting he was scheduled to hold in Mzuzu today due to the rise in Coronavirus cases. Confirming the development was Chilima's press secretary Pilirani Phiri who… ...

Youth group takes Covid-19 awareness to persons with disability

Jul 12, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

As one way of helping government in the fight against Coronavirus, Dubai Muslim Youth has sensitized persons with disabilities at Chikuni village in Lilongwe on ways of preventing the pandemic. Chikuni village is in Traditional… ...

Coronavirus: 192 new cases, 138 recoveries recorded

Jul 12, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi has recorded 138 recoveries and 192 new Coronavirus cases, with the new cases taking the number of recorded cases to 2261 and the number of recoveries to 517. Co-chairperson of the Taskforce on Coronavirus… ...

478 Malawians arrive from South Africa

Jul 11, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

A total 478 Malawians who were living in South Africa arrived in the country on Friday. The returnees, who include 33 children under the age of five, arrived through Mwanza border on Friday at around… ...

Coronavirus cases in Malawi pass 2000

Jul 10, 2020 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

As Coronavirus cases in Malawi have passed 2,000, the Presidential Taskforce on Coronavirus has announced a ban on weddings, parties, religious gatherings and other public meetings with immediate effect. The development comes after Malawi recorded… ...

Coronavirus: Malawi records four new deaths

Jul 10, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi has recorded 44 new Coronavirus cases and four new deaths, and now the total number of deaths has jumped to 29. Co-chairperson of the Taskforce on Coronavirus said on Thursday that two of the… ...

Schools should not reopen on July 13 – Ministry of Health

Jul 10, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Ministry of Health has advised the Presidential Taskforce on Coronavirus not to reopen schools on July 13. The National Education Planning Taskforce proposed July 13 as date for reopening of schools which were closed… ...