Month: February 2021 Posts

Coronavirus: 546 new cases, 35 deaths recorded

Feb 04, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi on Wednesday recorded 546 new COVID-19 cases, 296 new recoveries and 35 new deaths. Of the new case 542 are locally transmitted and they include 188 from Lilongwe, 153 from Blantyre, 100 from Mzimba… ...

Malawi’s ex-president loses son to Covid-19

Feb 04, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Former Malawi President Joyce Banda has lost her son Geoffrey Kachale Banda to Covid-19. Kachale Banda died yesterday at Bingu National Stadium Covid-19 field hospital in Lilongwe. “Death has been confirmed of Mr. Geoffrey Kachale… ...

Malawi to get donation of 1.5 million Covid vaccine doses  

Feb 03, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi will receive about 1.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine for free under COVAX global vaccines facility which makes sure developing countries can access coronavirus vaccine. Today, the Global Vaccines Alliance (GAVI) has announced… ...

Coronavirus: Malawi records 573 new recoveries

Feb 02, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Malawi has today registered 538 new COVID-19 cases, 573 new recoveries and 14 new deaths. All new cases are locally transmitted and include 166 from Mzimba North, 142 from Blantyre, 101 from Lilongwe, 16 from… ...

Coronavirus: Malawi registers 402 new cases, 330 recoveries

Feb 02, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Malawi has recorded 402 new COVID-19 cases, 330 new recoveries and 10 new deaths. The new cases include 190 from Blantyre, 158 from Lilongwe, 10 from Kasungu, seven from Dedza, five from Mwanza, four each… ...

Malawi procures vaccine

Feb 01, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says Malawi has procured doses of AstraZeneca which will arrive in the country by the end of this month. Speaking during a national address broadcast on Sunday, Chakwera said a vaccination programme… ...

Malawi has new Covid strain from South Africa – Chakwera

Feb 01, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says Malawi has the new Covid-19 which was first recorded in South Africa. Chakwera revealed this during a national address broadcast from Kamuzu Palace on Sunday night. “It has been confirmed that… ...