Covid-19 cases in Malawi now at 5, another ‘imported’ from UK: 85% of citizens at risk
Malawi which recorded its first three confirmed cases of the coronavirus last week Thursday and on Saturday registered another patient, has recorded a new confirmed case of the virus pandemic and now the number has risen to five.
The special Cabinet Committee on Coronavirus led by Minister of Health Jappie Mhango announced about the new case.
Mhango said the new case is in Blantyre from a different home but both came from the UK
The new confirmed patient returned home on March 28, 2020.
He says the case was confirmed at College of Medicine laboratory in Blantyre.
As it stands, Blantyre has two cases, three are in Lilongwe.
During a news conference, Minister Mhango has revealed that if coronavirus were to hit the country for a year, 85% of Malawians will be infected with Lilongwe being the hardest hit.
There are growing fears that the pandemic will cause major challenges for the country’s under-resourced health services.
President Peter Mutharika has not ruled out imposing a lockdown to confine all but essential workers to their homes.
Mutharika declared a state of disaster on March 23 to combat the virus. Schools are closed and the government says it is urging people to work from home and follow hand-washing and social-distancing guidelines.
All social gatherings of more than 100 people, such as funerals, church services and political rallies, have been banned.
Mutharika said government will continue monitoring and review situation as it unfolds warning that “more comprehensive measures may be imposed.”
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85 % will be good as the population will have had held immunity then. The only worry should be getting there too soon hence overwhelming our non existent health service. Btw, are funerals classed as social gatherings?
Doesn’t work that way.. Munamva mothawa
Our government is to blame, there too slow and corrupt, there busy pocketing ma 300,000 per day for doing nothing in the name of covid 19 committee, anzathu komwe apanga manage to lessen the problem, like Saudi Arabia, is because their government put people first, koma kuno its greedy and greedy. How can you close schools and open boarders? Pali nzeru pamenepo, now akuuza ma cadet to blame Kenyattah, as far as we are concerned the judge has done nothing wrong, we need to learn to priotize things, ma cadet mudziwe kuti these decisions will even affect you and your families, you should know where to do politics, covid is not a joking matter, people are dying out there, auzeni zoona ma bwana anu.
Sizikugwilizana every country on earth is affected, has nothing to do with corruption.. mukangosamba ndi soap.. mwina boom or wadawada basi Osataya my nthawi
Lockdown is only way to stop the chain of transmission
I said this before that Kenyatta Nyirenda wants to destroy this country , by releasing those suspected people to have corona virus he was risking his life and that of all Malawians which is uncalled for. Mfiti ya munthu .
Mtumbuka makani.. atiphetsa makapewa.. corrupt judges
Those in authority need not think politically to take advantage of the sitution for either political and or financial gain. Thy shall expirience the wrath of God.
If 85% of the population is at risk why not the lockdown then? I passed by Lilongwe market today the way pple are conducting business you can’t believe it. It’s like everything is just normal.
I agree with u. It’s a shame how everything is business as usual and normal. May our heavenly Father have mercy on us
Mwinatu sindinanve, kodi the Chinese guys released by Kenyatta Nyirendawa ndiomwe apezeka ndi virus wa? You guys read clearly his judgement, he has stressed on the rule of law. APM and his government was to be the law……muisova…musovenge
The cerdibility of our judiciary is in peril – our corrupt and incompetent judges will never recover from the idiocy of making wholly questionable rulings. Judge Kenyatta nyirenda epitomises how rotten our judiciary is. How on earth would anyone commend a stupid judge uling and releasing people from quarantine when they were detained upon entry at our airport.
The emperor, which is our judiciary, has no clothes. It is clear from Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda’s ruling that our judges are on drugs, taking steroids and smoking chamba. Kenyatta allowed people who came into our country to be released from isolation when the Immigration had detained them.
Why law did immigration use. There have been many Malawians who returned from China, why were they not sent back to remain in China until corona was over. Many Malawians who returned from China were asked to be on self Isolation. And the immigration department allowed people who travelled from UK, India etc? Why detain and deport Chinese????? Think they had no legal reason to do that.
Nanu inu kuganiza zongobakira zopepera basi
We have Justice Kenyatta Nyirenda to thank for cases of corona-virus in Malawi. He is the one who gave a ruling releasing people who government had put in quarantine. That meant, the immigration could not detain people coming from infected countries.
We need to ask Judge Kenyatta who released people from quarantine.
I think the authorities were at least 3 weeks too late. They should have had a total travel ban then. If there’s any Malawian citizens or residents returning they would have been put under quarantine and those people monitored to make sure they stay under quarantine
Didn’t you read what justice Kenyatta Nyirenda did? Released people who the government put in quarantine.
Reconstitute this committee on this virus by including health professionals. This is not politics. What will japie be telling us? Does he know anything except kissing mathanyula’s ass?
kodi testing centre xili kutiko mmadelamu anthu ena akucokela ku Cisepo ukooo past nambuma if i may say. Anali ku area 9, nde afikile kuti koyezetsa??
munthu ukamapanga za bwaibwai nde nkhope imasanduka mgati vuto lomwelo
I rest my case
This is the stupidest government I have never seen led by the Big pumbwa Peter muntharika
Nyasatimes, can you give us commentary from Dr. Amos Nyaka?
Some people especially in MCP/UTM Strong holds and its very serious.They are being told that Munthalika is laying about the Corona virus and that he is doing it in order to get money assistance.And he is doing it as acampain tool.As a result many are starting to ignal the safety instructions.The opposition leaders are busy on the forfront telling the people.Send authorities to to investigate about this many have already been missled.
nkhani si imeneyi akulu pachiyambi pompaja amayenera kuseka ma airport ndi dzina koma busy kumakaseka masukulu shupit!!,and again ma meeting akupanga ka gulu ka nduna za covid19 amayenera kuikakamo ma business captains kuti apange siganizo zolondola kusiyana ndi izi zoyamba kulamula kukwera awiriawiri mu minibus ndi kumadzasitsa fuel some days later…komaso kutsitsa Kandalama kuchopetsetsa…look a ma minibus akukana kutsitsa mitengo ,imagine Blantyre -Ngabu-chikwawa inali 2700mk koma pano ndi 5000mk….
so which are these strong holds? The whole Malawi??? Remember if you add those who support UTM and MCP you will get about 60%
Those are the works of Chakwera and Chilima. They want this virus to spread so that they say government has failed. Until they themselves catch coronavirus, that’s when they will know.
Something very, very wrong with our Security and Goverment. Measures including closing schools implemented from March 23 and then someone brings Covid-19 from UK on March 28????? Really!!!!!!
Seriously via which route for that matter
Via Justice Kenyatta Nyirenda’s court-room
Ask the foolish Judge, Kenyatta Nyirenda who ruled that government should not detain people.
“…By the end of the year 85% of Malawians are at risk of being infected with Lilongwe being hit the hardest…” FAKE NEWS from the minister
Lilongwe as a city and district has a combined population of about 10% of national population how can it contribute massively to an infection national average of 85%? Unless you mean LL infection rate will be 100% which is not possible again!
Umbuli bwanji? It is a prediction and all countries are making these predictions.
But the question remain the same, how? You think we don’t know that you are mentioning Lilongwe for just disturb the registration? How about kwa Nyezelela?
Awawa ndi aja corona virus iwatibule. Kuganiza mopepera zedi.
Mmmmm, amwene, akati hardest hit ndiye kuti 100%. It means Lilongwe shall be the worst hit compared to the rest of the country based on current socio-dynamics.
I thought by 28th March 2020 there were no flights landing in this country. Should we say she came by road? Then We are not safe as a country. Why can’t our soldiers man the borders so than everyone who crosses is taken direct to the hospital for quarantine?
Judge Nyirenda is to blame for his stupid judgement which let out people from quarantine despite the Immigration Department forcing people into quarantine.
Jappie Mhango is doing a great job. Well done.
Rather his virus is too slow! …bwa!
Which great job are you talking about? Announcing for positive Covid19 people? The great job would be something different to this my friend!
Try and look at what Health Ministers from other countries are doing. Muziyenda kapena check on the internet.
Jappie Mhango is doing a commendable job. Only a nyolonyo of MCP and UTM will not see this.
By doing what Fiti?( Witches and Wizards)
Which airline did the person used? south African they closed long time and Kenya they closed almost 3 weeks ago. I don’t trust this government full of greedy people.
He flew Malawian Airlines(yes, Air Malawi).
Malawi Judiciary Airline on a plane piloted by Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda who was ruling and releasing people from quarantine.
Kodi pa 28 anthu ochokela Ku maiko ena omwe kuli corona amaloledwaso eti
You better ask Justice Kenyatta who overruled the immigration and released people from isolation.
Why?? I blame the government some countries they closed airports long time ago what were you waiting for??
Blame Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda. When government was detaining people and putting them in quarantine, he overruled that and released people from isolation. Which means the immigration department had no powers. At the moment, some misguided people are applauding this foolish judge.
Suspend all flights from hardly hit countries. The virus is being imported from outside and the clue here is not keeping social distancing rule and washing hands but the real deal is to stop the inflow of the virus
KOMA MA SAMPLS BWA??