Month: May 2021 Posts

332,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine administered in Malawi

May 16, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Ministry of Health says it has administered over 332,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine in the country since vaccination began in March. Malawi is using the AstraZeneca vaccine and for a person to get fully… ...

Covid-19: Four new cases imported from India

May 10, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawi on Sunday registered five new cases, four of which have been imported from India. According to the Ministry of Health, four people who recently arrived from India tested positive for Covid-19 and they are… ...

Chakwera: I shouldn’t have fired Kandodo

May 10, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Covidgate: Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera says he feels silly in firing Labour Minister Ken Kandodo over abuse of Covid-19 funds. Chakwera says he agrees with Kandodo that he was misled and regrets firing the then… ...

Chakwera’s rallies breach Covid-19 gathering limit

May 08, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Malawians have faulted President Lazarus Chakwera for holding rallies where thaousands gathered, breaching the 250-people gathering limit set by the Presidential Taskforce on Coronavirus. On his way to the Northern Region yesterday, the president addressed… ...

Covid-19 vaccination mandatory for Sunbird Hotels employees

May 06, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Sunbird Hotels and Resorts has told employees that they must get vaccinated, saying unvaccinated employees will not be allowed to go to work. This is according to a May 5 memo which the company has… ...

Coronavirus: 12 prisoners test positive, two new cases imported from India

May 05, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi has registered 20 new Covid-19 cases, including 12 cases at Chichiri Prison and two imported cases from India. According to the Ministry of Health, the 12 prisoners at Chichiri Prison tested positive during a… ...

Covid-19: Chakwera, Chimwendo Banda face backlash for ‘importing’ India variant to Malawi

May 05, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

There is an increasing backlash against President Lazarus Chakwera and Homeland Minister Richard Chimwendo Banda for allegedly importing the Indian variant of Covid-19 into the country. The Tonse administration is criticized for failing to carry… ...