Month: January 2021 Posts

Chakwera declares state of national disaster

Jan 12, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

President of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera, has declared a state of national disaster across Malawi due to the Coronavirus pandemic and has appealed for assistance in cash and in kind. The president made the declaration on… ...

HRDC calls for closure of schools, lockdown

Jan 12, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 3 &

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has urged government to close schools and has proposed a partial lockdown, saying the new wave of the Coronavirus pandemic is affecting all age groups. The grouping has said… ...

Parliament suspends meetings over Covid-19

Jan 12, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Parliament has suspended committee meetings following a rise in Coronavirus cases in the country. According to a statement from the National Assembly, no further committee meetings will be held until January 29 this year. “This… ...

Belekanyama, Mia die of Covid-19

Jan 12, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Transport and Public Works Mohammed Sidik Mia and Minister of Local Government Lingson Belekanyama have died of Coronavirus. The Government has confirmed the deaths of the two ministers who were also members of… ...

New Coronavirus daily cases in Malawi hit record high

Jan 12, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi recorded 452 new Coronavirus cases on Monday, the highest number of new daily cases since the start of the pandemic. The number of admitted patients, at 102, is also the highest in the country.… ...

Student tests positive for Coronavirus at Blantyre Secondary School

Jan 11, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A student has tested positive for Coronavirus at Blantyre Secondary School (BSS), amid calls for government to close schools due to the rise in Coronavirus cases across the country. According to the local media, the… ...

Malawi records 269 new Coronavirus cases

Jan 11, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawi on Sunday registered 269 new COVID-19 cases, 15 new recoveries and five new deaths. The new cases include 267 locally transmitted infections with 70 from Lilongwe, 50 from Salima, 45 from Blantyre, 31 from… ...