Coronavirus Archives

Parliament steps up precautionary measures against COVID-19

Mar 19, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Parliament of Malawi has stepped up precautionary measures aimed at preventing spread of COVID-19 in order to guarantee the safety and well-being of Members of Parliament and staff. In a memo, the Speaker of Parliament,… ...

Malawi’s Fair Trading Commission warns over fake Covid-19 cure

Mar 19, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Competition and Fair Trading Commission (CFTC) has warned traders against promoting their products as cure or treatment for coronavirus. The Commission issued the warning in a statement released on Wednesday and signed by executive… ...

“Probably we have undetected cases” says WHO director

Mar 19, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

...WHO urge countries to cancel public gatherings to control Covid-19 transmission as Malawi buries her head in the sand The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that there are probably undetected or unreported cases in… ...

Health workers called to hotel over guest’s ‘incessant cough’

Mar 19, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Health workers on Wednesday night were called to Golden Peacock Hotel in Lilongwe after rumors that a Chinese national was isolated due to incessant coughing. There were fears that the Chinese national was showing Coronavirus… ...

Mwase goes into self-isolation after returning from Netherlands

Mar 18, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi National Football Team Head Coach Meck Mwase is back from the Netherlands and has since gone into a 14-day self-quarantine due to the Covid -19 pandemic. Mwase who arrived in Malawi on Monday went… ...

Idris Elba tests positive for coronavirus

Mar 16, 2020 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 0 &

British Award-winning British actor Idris Elba has tested positive with the COVID-19 virus commonly known as the coronavirus. Elba made the announcement on Twitter through a short vlog. "This morning, I got some test results… ...

Malawi doctors say mass gatherings can continue

Mar 16, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Medical Doctors Society of Malawi says banning mass gathering in Malawi due to the coronavirus outbreak is premature at this stage. The society’s president Dr. Amos Nyaka has told Zodiak Broadcasting Station that restrictions… ...