Month: August 2020 Posts

Communities plan to block South Africa returnees at Domasi Isolation Centre

Aug 05, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka Communities near Domasi College of Education Isolation centre in Zomba are planning to start blocking buses which carry Returnees from South Africa from entering into the College following concerns that the returnees… ...

Malawi registers 101 new recoveries

Aug 04, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi on Monday registered 42 new COVID-19 cases, 101 new recoveries and no new deaths. Co-chairperson of the Presidential Taskforce Dr John Phuka said out of the new cases, 22 are locally transmitted infections and… ...

Chanco closed over Covid-19

Aug 01, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Chancellor College has been closed for a week, starting today, due to the Coronavirus pandemic. College Registrar Mary Wasiri said the college will be disinfected from today by the Zomba District Council Health Sector. “In… ...

Villagers attack health workers during burial of Covid-19 victim

Jul 31, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Villagers in Nkhotakota on Wednesday pelted stones at health personnel during the burial of a woman who died of COVID-19 in the district. The commotion erupted at Jabu graveyard in Phangwa Village in Nkhotakota Malawi… ...

Coronavirus: 123 new cases recorded in Malawi

Jul 31, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawi has registered 123 new Coronavirus cases, taking the total number of recorded cases to 3,981. Co-chairperson of the Coronavirus Taskforce Dr John Phuka announced the new cases on Thursday when he also announced two… ...

Fire destroys part of Balaka Hospital

Jul 31, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Fire has destroyed part of Balaka Hospital, leading to the evacuation of 146 patients admitted at the hospital. The fire broke out in the early hours of today, starting from the kitchen and spreading to… ...

Group claims to have found Covid-19 cure

Jul 31, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Blantyre Health Office has advised the College of Medicine to evaluate the effectiveness of a Covid-19 herbal cure which a group in Blantyre claims to have produced. In a letter to College of Medicine’s… ...