Confirmed Malawi coronavirus cases rises to 13
The number of confirmed coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in Malawi has risen to 13, Minister of Health Jappie Mhango has disclosed.
Mhango, who heads a Special Cabinet Committee in Covid-19 said on Sunday that Malawi has recorded another case of virus pandemic bringing the number of those who have tested positive to 13.
The new case has been confirmed in Blantyre and is a 55-year old man.
Mhango told reporters in Lilongwe that there are still three borders that are still open “to allow for movement of essential goods.”
The minister said in terms of capacity to test, the country has now laboratpries in Lilongwe at Public Health Institute of Malawi, Mzuzu Central Hospital and one in Blantyre.
Mhango also said government is ready to enforce quarantine measures among people by sending them to instutional quarantine centres.
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It will be proper for government to cop in opposition members into the committee because no one has monopoly of knowledge and so that when decision are made people should not suspect that they are being made because of politics but for the good of our country. This issue looks simple because it has not hit us hard as it has done in Europe but when things begin to happen at the scale it is happening in Europe, all fingers will point at the president and by including the opposition whatever comes will be a collective responsibility.
With that kind of handling of the pandemic, we will not be surprised if millions of Malawians perish. It is a matter of time. Mark my words. Don’t say we were not warned. I cry for my country led by ignorant people ochenjera aliipo.
I think our problem is slow testing.. in the end , hospitals will be overwhelmed.
tibayanganila muvi, ndithu simukunama.
anthu maso ali pa cithumba kaye
157 Billion Budget, aayi zikuyenda. The Asian community thank you for your action. No talk but just acted.
from no case to 13 in few days, we are heading towards disaster
good suggestion chigezero pure
Jappie Muhango, Bottoman, Dausi, Jerusalem PHD. These guys don’t have the capacity to handle Covid-19 please. Leave the work to Healthy Experts like what South Africa is doing.
Here in SA, they have a Covid-19 Management Center working with all hospitals in SA to collaborate efforts and Information communication is handled from there and passed on to Ministers and in turn to the President.
But what we are seeing in Malawi is a total disaster. Many people will die because of these ignorant politicians. Fuck them
Can’t agree with you more. There is no way the esteemed ministers can criticise each other. The better arrangement should have been a high level grouping of technocrats with knowledge of the subject matter which would report to a select ministerial committee.
These ministers are after nothing but fat allowances.
But Malawi Covid19 statistics remain the lowest amongs neighbours. We are doing well.
We are doing well when the disease has just entered the country? Terrible reasoning honestly, this disease will fight back, give it 4 weeks, you will never like this country, it will spread like fire, u can’t leave this issues to jappie, Ralph Jooma, Dausi Been Phiri, these guys lack policy direction, it just shows how incompetent Mutharika is on very serious matters, policies like self quarantine reflects that we have comedians at the helm of serious issues
You are right! Theses are just politicians on pandemic situation!
Doing well in what way? You must be a walking dead person right? Let me just open your eyes, in Botswana they have just released the people who were on quarantine period and they are all negative. So what is that you mean by saying remaining the lowest? You should say this statement if the 13 is going to be dropping down which I believe it will be not like that my friend! Wait for a week also, you will be surprised! After it hit a a hundred. And are you aware that we are losing? How many have died… Read more »
Gwape iweti…corona ilibe zoti ndiwe mlomwe
say it again. what can such people help in the issue. imagine a statement Dausi said eg on why dual citizenship?: cifukwa azimai athu akuvutika akakwatiwa ndi ma foreigners. and can we expect ant fact decision from him? let alone the stupid pitala not signed for it yet. I dont blame Dr Nyaka for his resgnation though at this crucial point, its bcoz may be of such peoples thick ,small heads,dunderheads poor decision making. such people think its a joke,the way so many people are dying frm this virus. at the end they will leave to regret their greedinees, for… Read more »
To prevent further spread to other parts of the country is it not possible to lock down Blantyre and Lilongwe. There should be no movement of people out of or into the two cities.
Akuyenera kupanga momwemo ndithu but those guys amaganiza modontha. Nanga achina jappie mhango ada. If we had doctors and public health experts running that, it would have been possible
Thats true bro.There should no movement between these 2 cities.
How can that happen?
I think what you are saying makes a lot of sense it will stop the virus spreading.