Malawi coronavirus cases soar to 23: Now spreading in the ‘hood’

April 22, 2020 Zawadi Chilunga - Nyasa Times 78 Comments

Ministry of Health Principal Secretary (PS) Dan Namarika has sounded an alarm for Malawians to take a cautious approach in an attempt to tackle the rapid spread of coronavirus, announcing that the country has so far recorded six new cases of Covid-19 bringing the total number case to 23.

Namarika says major concern is that these new cases are coming from high density areas.- Photo by Joshua Malango, MoH

Addressing a news conference in Blantyre, Namarika said two of the cases just came into the country from abroad.

The cases are from Kaliyeka Squatter Township in Lilongwe and also the populous ‘hood’ Area 25 in the capital, according to Namarika.

Namarika said Ministry of Health is tracing the contacts of all the cases.

He said the major concern is that these new cases are coming from high density areas.

Namarika explained that Wednesday alone the country has registered five new Covid-19 cases.

One was registered Tuesday bringing the number to 6 cases in the last 24 hours.

He said one of the patient had recently visited India and the other was in Tanzania.

Namarika cautioned that based on the Kuunika Modelling of the virus pandemic, out of the 17 million population, Lilongwe could be the hardest hit with 1.5 million Covi-19 patients’ expected and 5 000 deaths.

Malawi has a relatively small number of infections compared to other countries, but there are concerns a sudden surge in cases could lead to a major outbreak in the landlocked southern African poor nation.

Commentators are calling on authorities to enforce social distancing measures and do widespread testing for Covid-19.

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78 replies on “Malawi coronavirus cases soar to 23: Now spreading in the ‘hood’”

  1. I have observed something, All over the world institutions are being shut down (schools, markets, churches) etc but one institution can not be shut down. This institution is called FAMILY. This is confirming that a family is a basic unit of every country. So lets make sure that families are kept strong and fight for your family at any cost. Even God used the family of Mary and Josephy.

  2. I already told you not to be quick in testing. We haven’t heard death of a person who died of corona who did not test(pathology). only those who test. They are complaining that malawi is not testing so that you should catch it.

  3. Judge Kenyatta and HRDC come talk to the Nation now. Mbuzi zachabechabe. You cant politicise Covid 19. This thing is real.

  4. So government is telling Malawians Kut maborder simunatsekebe or anthu omwe akulowa sakuyezedwa nde ndivuto la Boma.Why the government is preferring the lockdown why can’t you guys enforce the use of masks.People around the world are putting masks.The lockdown is questionable.Do people in Malawi have enough food to sustain the lockdown period.You people in government you don’t use your heads to reason.It looks like you are using legs to think but why when the head is there.Those people who wants to enforce lockdown are hiding something, they want kukokera mafigures ama election this is the only opportunity they have . Even if the figures reaches 1000 cases, number of people affected, those who don’t have food and money are going to suffer the most.I believe at the court will throw away the vacation appeal by kalekeni Kaphale.Masks will work better than lockdown.How can a hungry person stay at home.Dpp is a 😈 party.They want malawians to die
    with hunger . South Africa government is providing food and money to the most needy families.Malawi government should do the same if you want lockdown.Tomorow they will say the number of cases has risen to 30 people.They will say 3 people travel to Italy and 2 from USA,3 from senegal and the rest from South Africa or UK.So that fear should grow amongst Malawians,so that Malawians can go on lockdown.Without food and money people will die during lockdown especially the elderly , how can they survive.

    1. Vuto si government koma ma judge, last time the government thru immigration department detained foreign nationals the judges released them. The other time government wanted to put country under lock down to prevent the spreading of the disease the judges ruled to the contrary. And if the government tries to close boarders surely the judges via hrdc with the influence of opposition will surely block that move.

      So don’t blame the govt.

  5. I find it difficult to believe you are buying the demonic agenda of projecting infections and deaths… total madness! Are you God or the prophets??? If we ask you, may be you can also mention the names of those you project to be infected!!!! Stop scaring people with your fake projections. Rather, tell people how to be safe and provide in hospitals PPEs and sanitizers and treatments too.

  8. I get the feeling some quarters are enjoying this Covid 19 scourge to promote hidden and evil agendas. It started with a partisan ministerial committee on the pandemic. This is a National disaster and the way forward should have an inclusive committee.

  10. so
    China
    India
    Tanzania
    Burundi
    Pakistan
    Canada

    opezeka ndi virus.and have spread it here ,yeah!!!!!
    stinking nation. WE ARE INSANE.
    PA MA AIRPORT ATHU A IMM8GRATION ALEMERA ZEEDI. ZOSEZI ZIKATHA.
    MARK MY WORD.

  11. A jappi Mhango ulendo uno mwatani. mwaona kuti zimafukika technical person to talk not a politician. Koma tatulukira kale maganizo anu

  12. Anamarika nanunso mwadya banzi eti. Which models can sour up with lilongwe recording cases to 1.5 million and 5000 death. Koma abale lets have right and sound scientific minds and wish this country well. This is unrealistic

      1. Inu a Ineyo inuyo mukudwala? olo wachibale wanu olo zanu mwavako wadwala akakhala waku Chilinde we know him kuti he was ashmatic tiuzeni zinaa apa, tikudziwa kuti ilipo koma not mabonyawa

  14. So Lilongwe’s population has jumped to over 1.5 million people. Dan Namarika should leave this to non politician doctors. The population of Lilongwe was 989,000 in 2018. Even if the population was 1.5 million, I doubt if everyone in that city could get the virus. That is the reason people still question the seriousness of DPP in single-handedly handling this pandemic without involving all stakeholders.

    1. Kkkk nawenso, ukunenawo ndi ovota osati population ya Lilongwe. Tikati population timanena wina aliyense ngakhale yemwe sanafuke povota nawo

  15. Chindere Kenyata Nyirenda. Uviphalire vinyako vene Trapence, Chilima, Mtambo, Nyondo from Livingstonia synod and Chakwera. there you are now. Can you and go and talk to the virus to stop spreading. blood demet.

  16. South Africa too is on lockdown but giving it’s citizens food and essentials . You can’t just tell people go you will be fine stupid government of DPP with greedy people. By announcing the increasing of cases you think you are punishing Malawi nzatonse izi zilibe olemela kaya osauka . Kaya opposition kaya olamula. Close the boarders what are you waiting for ?

  17. Close the boarders not houses. Bussines should continue to operate. No corona in Malawi imabwera ndi obwera.Survivor of the fittest basi. No lock down.

    1. Idiots, you thought you could break laws in the name of corona. The judge just asked your government to put in place measure to cushion people before lockdown, why can’t you just do that and implement lockdown?

    1. Some people with corona virus are asymptomatic, they have it but their immune is strong enough that they don’t show any symptoms. Also not all people with Corona show the same symptoms. Some people eventually die from Corona while others don’t.however they still infect others.

  21. Please get hold of travel documents for judge kenyata, trapence, chilima and chakwera. They must be arrested for commiting crimes against humanity. They have been pedling lies that Corona is not real hence three people have already died due to careless remarks by these terrorists.

    2. Zopepera Basi olo mutsekera anthu mnyumba Ndie Zithandiza bwanji ….Munatokhalapo ku Ghetto Inu ….See what is happening in the ghettos ku Kenya ,South Africa ,Nigeria …Even in America many Cases are Still coming from High Density Areas Despite all the Measures ….Like I said the Other Day Involve Community Leaders in the High Density Areas ….So that Measures like Social Distancing ,Hygienne ,Masks…..Ku Mipanda kwanuko ndikomwe Lockdown ingatheke…Pangani Lockdown Tione ……

    1. Only for essential workers because we need essential supplies – corona-virus equipment, medicine etc.

    2. Its local transmission now and not imported cases. So even if they close borders but it will keep on spreading mommuno cuz anthu alinayo kale

  23. The case that travelled from India raises questions on the capability of our immigration Dept. I thought planes are no longer flying?

  24. Closing borders is exactly the first step that all sensible governments did all over the world and I would suggest that this is what our government should have done much much earlier rather that focusing on locking down our own citizens in their homes, just because the government want to stop the July election at all cost.

    Why are we still allowing people coming from covid 19 high risk areas and countries like India to enter our country when we want to lock down our own citizens in their homes?
    Why did the government go to town on Judge Kenyatta for releasing those three Chinese people when our immigration officers are still allowing other people to enter our country from those high risk areas without holding them in quarantine centres?

    It looks like this government want coronavirus to spread so that we should not have elections this year….but that will not work.

    1. @ mbonga for as long as they are Malawian citizens they have to be allowed into their home country.

      1. That’s true but those Malawians can’t just go straight to their homes after visiting high risk areas idiot, they have to be quarantined…….if we really want to stop the spread of this disease we can not have one rule for foreigners and another for Malawians who are coming from the same coronavirus infested country like China…..

        1. Mbonga please go and ask Kenyatta who removed the Chinese from quarantine. He will also give you the laws he used

    2. This noise just because three people have died. How many people have died today in Malawi. We are even told that those who have died had disease that could have killed them,COVID19 wangopeza potchukira

    1. I hope you are speaking while outside Malawi. If you are in Malawi, check this out. Where you are, it will be the hard hit area in Malawi

    2. The opposition are not working to the immigration can’t you read that are coming from abroad. Why should innocent people be indoors whilst the boarders are freely available and open

    4. using COVID19 to get sympathy vote? Shame. 65% of Malawians are not as stupid as those to which group you belong

  31. Why are we still hearing cases like the suspected corona case recently travelled to India. Does it means India still has flights from there. And our airports are still open and so are our boarders? Chitipweteka chinthuchi tikamapanga masewera amenewa

    2. Why should he talk now? Inuyotu mutha kukhala masiku 21 aja popanda vuto lina liri lonse. Koma nanga azibale anu akwanitsa kutero? Panopa tikuti 23 cases, koma mukangoti lock down yopanda nayo pulaniyo eeee!! kamodzi ndikamodzi adzafika million.

    3. He gave the injunction and the whole country including the one who claim to have power invested in him by the constitution listened.

    1. does Kenyatta Nyirenda know about this? let him issue an injunction to stop the virus, otherwise he’ll send it to prison!!!

    2. Trapence will get an injunction against that my friend. Kenyatta is just waiting with a smile and a ready filled injunction order form.

  34. I think Namarika and team are celebrating that the number of infections is surging so that they can justify the theft of money they are involved in. Various stakeholders have suggested that you close the borders, but you are not paying attention – you continue to leave the borders open. Does it make sense to tell us that some of the infected people have imported the virus from abroad? Namarika and Dausi you don’t wish Malawians well due to your lust for money.

    1. INETU NDIKUDABWA… KWAMBIRITU!!!….
      KODI NDIMAYESA MUMATI KULIBE CORONAVIRUS?
      KUFUNA UDINDO MPAKA KUFA UBONGO?

      1. tivotabe munya aphwanga. za manyi zanuzo kupanga committee ya zitsiru zokhazokha yet zinthuzi nza dziko lonse. MAVOTI ASLEPHEREKE ZITSIRUZI ZICHOKE!!!!!

      2. This is a fallacy. You are failing to connect issues. Who talked about udindo in place of Covid-19? Moti iweyo azibale ako aja onse ungakwanitse kuwadyetsa kwa masiku 21? Ubongo wako unafadi ndithu. Useless munthu

    2. @ Mpakateni I totally agree with you. There is collaborative effort between the Ministry of Health and cabinet committee on Covid-19 to inflate the number of those affected to justify their desire to RIP off government. All cases are imported when borders were supposed to follow quarantine rules, why? And please don’t inflate the figures to include those with more sneezing. Sneezing and coughing go together and are not new to Malawi especially during this cold season. When did God, the Almighty, announce the suspension of death? Every death now is attributed Covid-19. Kuthawa zitsankho kapena chianti?

      1. do you even have evidence of what you are alleging here or you are just one of those confusionists trying kugwetsa mphwayi a Malawi kuti asemvere malangizo then blame government later for mismanaging the pandemic? Don’t let the elections overshadow wisdom please!!!!!

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