Police arrest Congolese for ‘selfish, careless behaviour’ breaking Malawi’s Covid curfew
Two Congolese are in police custody in Dowa for breaking Covid curfew rules after fthey were found selling beer beyond the newly gazetted 8pm.
Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda gazetted the new law on Monday as part of the fight against Covid-19.
The two Congolese were arrested at Dzaleka refugee camp.
Dowa police spokesperson, Gladson M’bumpha, says the two, Patience Bituta aged 23 and Samuel Deleleyu aged 27 were arrested in an operation meant to find out if bar owners were adhering to Covid-19 preventive measures.
Meanwhile, police in the district are conducting sensitisation campaigns on Covid-19 prevention in all trade centers.
In Mchinji, the Officer In-Charge for Mchinji Police Station George Mtetemera has died of Covid-19.
Reports indicate that Mtetemera collapsed at his house before he was taken to Mchinji District Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Community Policing Coordinator for Mchinji Police Rome Chauluka said a postmortem was conducted where it was revealed that he had Covid-19.
According to Chauluka, in recent times, Mtetemera has also been suffering from diabetes.
Tsirinana shop (petroda owned petrol pump),I passed lastnyt around 23.00 hrs. was going to mwaiwathu from mpingwe. The shop was open. Are these mwenyes above the law?? Its a mwenye owned grocery shop maybe that’s why they are allowed to operate against curfew hours….. wake up wake up…… the law is for all not only for us malawians.
Why rush arrest foreigners when many pubs are violating the Covid rules # one Africa one people.
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Even the president himself doesn’t follow Covid guidelines, busy meeting people without masks, travelling from country to country carelessly. Osamapezelera ma foreigner, musiyeni congolese. That is unfair.
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