Month: July 2020 Posts

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… ...

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… ...