Lilongwe emerges as coronavirus hotspot: Malawi registers 9th case
The capital city Lilongwe is merging as the biggest hotspot for the coronavirus outbreak as the country registers a 9th Covid-19 case.
The new patient is based in Lilongwe where the first three cases was recorded.
Heath Minister Jappie Mhango has confirmed the development adding that the patient has other underlying medical conditions.
Mhango, who also chairs a cabinet-level committee on the coronavirus, said up to 50,000 Malawians could die from the disease if not enough action is taken to stop the virus.
One person in Malawi has died from the outbreak and health officials are following up on over 10 000 people in self-isolation.
Malawi was one of the last African countries to detect cases of the virus, announcing its first three on 2 April.
Scientists have said each person with coronavirus infects 2.5 people and that takes about five days. This means, over a period of 30 days, more than 400 people will have been infected as a result of that one person.
If a person halves their social exposure, that first infection leads to only 15 infections after 30 days.
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Thyolo might be the hotspot as it bordered Mozambique not Lilongwe.
Due its geographical position it only fair to describe Lilongwe as the hotspot and it will be one soon.
Hotspot pa 4th case yomweyo? Kukhala ngati it is your wish kuti Lilongwe should be the most affected bwanji? All Malawi is equally vulnerable, don’t fool yourself.
Absolutely correct, how can it be suggested like that when the findings are evenly spread?
In epidemiology, especially the easily spreading organism like cotona one cases is a potential epidemic. What about four cases my dear.