Month: July 2020 Posts

Covid-19 test kits shortage hits Malawi

Jul 09, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Presidential Taskforce on Coronavirus says there is a shortage of Covid-19 test kits across the country. Chairperson of the Taskforce John Phuka said in a statement on Wednesday that the Ministry of Health is… ...

Coronavirus cases rise to 1818

Jul 07, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Malawi has registered 76 new COVID-19 cases, taking the number of Coronavirus cases to 1818. The Presidential Taskforce on Coronavirus announced the new cases on Monday. Chairperson of the taskforce John Phuka said 31 of… ...

Coronavirus: Malawi registers 96 new cases

Jul 04, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Malawi has registered 96 new Coronavirus, bringing the number of registered cases to 1,498. Chairperson of the Taskforce on Coronavirus John Phuka announced the new cases on Friday. He said 87 of the cases are… ...

Decision on school reopening to be made next week

Jul 03, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Presidential Taskforce on Coronavirus says a decision will be made next week on whether to reopen schools or not as Coronavirus cases continue to rise with 802 cases recorded over the past two weeks.… ...

Regard everyone you meet as a potential Coronavirus carrier – Phuka

Jul 03, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Chairperson of the Presidential Taskforce on Coronavirus John Phuka says the rise in number of local Covid-19 transmissions means people should consider everyone they meet as a potential carrier of the disease . Phuka said… ...

Covid-19 hits workplaces in Malawi

Jul 02, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Presidential Taskforce on Coronavirus says there is high transmission of Coronavirus within workplaces in the country. Chairperson of the Taskforce John Phuka said on Wednesday that employees in some workplaces have contracted the coronavirus… ...

Coronavirus: Malawi records 77 new cases, 11 new recoveries

Jul 02, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi has registered 77 new COVID-19 cases and 11 new recoveries, taking the number of recorded cases to 1,342  and the number of recoveries to 271. Chairperson of the Presidential Taskforce on Coronavirus John Phuka… ...

Covid-19 cases rise to 1265

Jul 01, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi has recorded 41 new coronavirus cases and two new deaths, now the number of recorded cases is 1265 while the number of deaths has reached 16. Chairperson of the Presidential Taskforce on Coronavirus John… ...

Coronavirus: Malawi records 72 new cases, one new death

Jun 30, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Malawi has registered 72 new Coronavirus cases, including 44 locally transmitted infections in Blantyre and 17 in Lilongwe. A 64-year-old female has died at Balaka District Hospital, taking the number of Covid-19 deaths to 14.… ...

Coronavirus cases in Malawi hit 1005

Jun 27, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The number of Coronavirus cases registered in Malawi has reached 1005, with 45 of the cases announced yesterday. Chairperson of the Presidential Taskforce on Coronavirus John Phuka on Friday said the country has also recorded… ...

Coronavirus: Malawi’s cases just shy of 1,000

Jun 26, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi has recorded 19 new coronavirus cases and the number of coronavirus cases recorded in the country is just shy of 1000. On Thursday, the Presidential Taskforce on Coronavirus also announced that a 65-year-old man… ...

93 new Coronavirus cases recorded in Malawi

Jun 25, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Presidential Taskforce on Coronavirus has announced 93 new Coronavirus cases. Chairperson of the taskforce John Phuka announced the new cases on Wednesday. He said five of the new cases work within the health care… ...

Airtel Malawi donates K104 million towards Covid-19 response

Jun 24, 2020 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Airtel Malawi has donated K104 million to be used for the purchase of ventilators and oxygen concentrators. Speaking on Monday in Lilongwe at Airtel headquarters, during the official handover of the ceremony of the donation,… ...

Coronavirus cases in Malawi hit 848

Jun 24, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Malawi has recorded 45 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours, and now the number of registered cases has hit 848. Co-chairperson of the Coronavirus Taskforce John Phuka announced the new cases on Tuesday.… ...

Coronavirus: 167 new recoveries recorded, number of cases jump to 730

Jun 21, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Malawi has recorded 167 new Covid-19 recoveries, 110 new cases and three deaths. Chairperson of the Covid-19 taskforce John Phuka said in a statement on Saturday that the people who have died are a man… ...