Govt refuses to close schools amid Covid-19  cases spike

1. Sungani ana anuwo mmakomomo, Ife anthu tikufuna kuti anawa azipitabe ku school. Ngozi ziwiri za anthu otchuka basi dziko standstill mpakana…

   ndipo life is normal. Imfa iri paliponse….

2. Boma ili lili ndi chibwana. Monitoring the situation anthu akufa? The deaths of the academic staff warrants prompt action not just monitoring.

   1. Are these the first academic staff or are they the last to die. Lots of people die every day what is so special about covid death? What do you want the leadership to do? Aliyense apange momwe waimverera osalipangira boma zochita. Ngati mukuona kuti ana anu ali pa chiopsezo, asiyeni kunyumba. Palibe atafunse.

3. No need to close schools, those calling for closure of schools are not critically analyzing the situation. Children are more safer at school than kumangoyendayenda mmidzi. Most guys of those alling for closure ndi anzathu akumayadi whose kids ali ku mpanda and ll be busy attending online classes. Majority ana athu ll be exposed to more harmful situations than covid 19. Amene sakufuna don’t send your kids basi let life go on Corona is here to stay!!

4. A Malawi anzanga, boma ili its so so indecisive.
   Mwamva nokha, they want to start wider consultations and parliament meetings. Za ziii! Covid won’t wait for that.

   They only addressed the nation coz of the death of the ministers. Pafa aMalawi angati pakatipa without the president addressing the nation. And national address yakeso, za zii!

   Let’s look after ourselves the best way we can. I think ifeyo tokha tingosiya kaye kutumiza ana ATHU ku school.

   1. Teloni ndithu ana nauwo asapite kusukulu. it will reduce congestion in the schools.

5. Sukulu akuti olo design mukulephera kufika ndiye what measures can you put in place?

6. Children can be safer in schools than homes. I talk about boarding schools here

7. Schools have to close, there is no other way!

8. Under the stupid leadership of Tonse alliance

9. Amene akufuna akhoza osapitisa Ana ake ku sukulu….palibe vuto kutelo

   1. Zoona zokhazokha. Wamva m’mimba ndiyemwe amatsegula chitseko. Amene akuonapo chiopsezo ku sukulu, ana ake akhale kunyumba. Case closed.

10. close schools now, without delay. This is also putting life of other family members at home at risk of covid. Maintaining schools is like adding petrol on fire

    1. What about us going to work are we going to stop working as well?

    2. Anzathu mwanva kuti covid ili ku sukulu?

11. Ma citizens enanu phuma!!!! Kupanga phokoso za ziiii…you dont just wake up and close schools after the death of 5 citizens…some countries are experiencing more deaths like 3000 people per day! And yet life goes on amid restrictions. Let schools be open as long as they follow public health and sanitation rules. Takhaalani chete, inu pheee and concentrate on your business. Chongo yayeeee….nxaaa!

12. Kodi bwanji ma decision athu ali opepera? Covid yosaopsa ija mudatseka masukulu. Now kwabwera covid manyeretsayi ndiye mukutsekulira ma sukulu kukana kutseka

13. closing school yes, it will be good for the children in well to do areas but one like me from mchesi, mtandire, chinsapo, i feel kids are are safer at school because teachers monitor them.In poor areas mentioned, our children spend the whole day in parked video shows thats my worry

    1. Lekani kudalira ena azikulelelani ana instil in your children obidience

14. Alternatively have the key classes only. And the rest do online, oh we ain’t good enough to administer online classes.

    And look now two ministers gone, we are not proactive as a nation. Now what the task force?????????????????????????????

    Trash!!!

15. At what point do you become concerned with the situation? We’ve just lost 2 ministers, and you’re still adamant? Ego or what? Or blatant lack of leadership!! Let the school open koma ine ana anga samapitako until the situation improves.

    1. We’ve lost too many People than just 2 Politicians! This idiosy of idolising Politicians must stop!

16. I agree with this one on schools. We cannot afford this anymore and we will make our children lose focus on education. Already we are mourning the 140,000 thousand whose future has been made uncertain for not getting secondary school places. That is killing. You want to kill more by closing schools. The death rate from coronavirus is very low world wide and the recovery rate is very high. Malaria and other disease are killing more people than covid-19. Most of those succumbing to covid-19 are the old and those with underlying issues like diabetes and asthma. We need to look at vulnerability before we take drastic actions. Bring in the vaccine. It is there.

    1. I second you, school closure ts not a good move, the government should put serious measures and enforce them, olephera kutero aone nyekhwe

17. Schools are following Covid prevention measures and procedures while there are so many places and events operating without following any prevention measures.

    Closing schools can not be a lasting solution as there are so many people employed in private schools who will end up being unemployed amidst this stiff economy.
    How will there families survive? A lot of them have remained unemployed due to a poor planning closure happened in 2020 as most of the private schools have not managed to re-open.

    As a country, we should look at long-term solutions which will be helpful to all Malawians rather than just looking at short-terms.

    There is a need of providing necessary PPEs and restrict some other celebrations rather than schools.

    We are pressing the government on this while we are still making so many plans for weddings, engagement parties, cultural shows e.t.c without following Covid-19 prevention measures.

    “The economy is not better for us as Malawians, we should learn to Work Amidst Covid”

18. Nzeru zawekha zinaviika nsima mmadzi. Inu a Chakwera ndi inu aChilima kufooka kwanu paulamuliro kuphweteketsa a Malawi onse. Inu ikakugwirani nthendayi ndi pamene mungamathe kupanga chiganizo. Yesani kufunsa nzeru kwamaiko ayandikana nao. Pajanso munati simudziwa kanthu mudziwafunsa. Ma school pakali pano atsekedwe kaye. Chioopsyezo chachikulu ndi aziphunzitsi amene atha kutenga nthendayi kwa ana a school amene ali asymptomatic ndi kukapatsira banja lonse ndi anthu ena. Koteroku itakufalika ngati moto wolusa. Kodi aziphunzitsiwo akafa school yo ikhalaponso ngati ndiye ndi chimodzi modzi. Mmmm muvuta aChakwera ndi aChilima ndi boma lanu kukanika kupanga chiganizo. Ndiye auzeni mafumu azikupangirani chiganizo nanga simene mumati ma adviser anu akujulempheretsani.

19. Government is waiting for results of fasting. Comedy at it’s best!

20. The Tonse Alliance govt is very stupid and by allowing schools to be open amidst the surge of covid 19 is just as good as putting peoples’ children in the frontline, exposing them to the pandemic more than ever before. Life of the people shd be number one priority and politicians want to see people dying like flies for them to admit the request being made. Making the matter worse, the testing is being done to those who have the signs/symptoms of the disease. This is one of the biggest errors, thats how the disease is fast spreading, carriers are the cause of all this. Jack up Tonse Alliance, life is worth more than gold, Bob Marley said. Close the schools and put in necessary measures to prevent the spread but also to control it. Paja mmati covid 19 kulibe…..

    1. Yes, let’s take advice from Bob Marley. Lol

21. To what extent has the Ministry provided PPE to our beloved teachers. These teachers are first and foremost, someone’s mother or father or son or daughter or brother etc before they are government employees. If the government is not providing adequate protection material to ensure that teachers are protected, do they look at teachers as sacrificial lambs?

    In future, when people talk about these things, they will ask one question: Where was the Teachers Association of Malawi (TUM), where was the HRDC? Why would they allow the massacre of Malawians due to poor and indecisive leadership in the midst of a crisis? Please close schools now.

    1. Yes I agree let schools close now now now! We should not wait any longer.

22. It is extremely important to close schools now before it is too late. The number of pple dying is scary.

23. Akudikira kuti ana amalize kulemba government prioritised politics than health of malawians
    Where are those who fought against lock down

    1. Kaphale ndi mwamuna pano mpamene anthu timukumbukirire APM adad.

       1. APM was wise and look where these bastards are taking us through bcz of their slogan…kulibe covid 19 ku Malawi…..

       2. uwakumbukile ndiweyo, ine ayi

24. yet you are failing to test students at BSS when one tested positive. Can you please let every Malawian know exactly what to expect as the children go to school. That is, what happens when a student tests positive, teacher tests positive etc

    1. Closing schools not a better option. Borders must be closed. All entrants must be tested COVID-19 negative for them to be allowed in.

25. Kodi ku ma bar covid sakufala? Sindinavepo kuti barman kapena bar girl wagwidwa ndi covid.

    1. kumakhala sanitizer, amamwa sanitizer

26. I support the ministry’s stand.However they should have trigger point on incidence in schools that will trigger closure.And should that closure come into effect I propose that only Finalist classes, tertiary and MSCE, be allowed to proceed so that they finish school. Consequently, this will create room for the other classes when schools reopen.

    1. Yes ofcousre MSCE and other final year student should continue while STRICTLY observing preventive measures

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