Easter Kalikokha Zimba has become the first elite referee to publicly declare that he has tested positive for Coronavirus. Kalikokha Zimba confirmed testing positive for Covid-19 through a Facebook post. He says “in view of football restart road-map, all referees and players were asked to undergo Covid-19 tests. “Here in central region, we did on […]
Malawians have been warned to be very cautious in observing Covid-19 preventive measures to avoid falling into second wave of the pandemic. Dean of Public Health and Family Medicine and Co-Chairperson of the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19, Dr John Phuka made the warning when he delivered a key note address during the launch of a two-day College […]
Mzuzu City Council (MCC) Covid-19 security and enforcement cluster has threatened to take action against schools that fail to comply with Covid-19 prevention measures as set by Ministries of Health and Education after noticing complacency in some of the institutions. The cluster’s chairperson, Patrick Chipeta Phiri, sounded the warning Tuesday during assessment of the degree […]
Mighty Wanderers FC is the latest elite team to register Coronavirus cases after some of its players and officials tested positive for the virus. Wanderers chairperson Symon Sikwese confirmed the news in an interview with MBC Radio 2 . Sikwese said: “I can confirm that two of our players Misheck Botomani and Francis Mlimbika plus […]
Kasungu municipality council on Saturday donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to Kasungu prison as a way of fighting the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The donation was part of a K5 million PPEs distribution exercise that is targeting the district’s most congested areas. The official handing over that was done in a brief ceremony graced […]
The National TB Control Program (NTP) said it has recorded less than 10 cases with 2 deaths from tuberculosis (TB) and coronavirus since the declaration of Covid-19 as a national disaster in March this year. NTP Deputy Prigram Manager, Isiahs Dambe told the media during an Update Meeting on TB and Covid-19 in Mangochi during […]
One of the country’s renowned health rights activists has expressed dismay over laxity among citizens in observing precautionary measures against the spread of Corona virus. This come as snap check in Blantyre on Friday established that a lot of people are not wearing face mask as recommended by health authorities to mitigate further spread of […]
Continuing with the desire to impact and touch lives of the youth, Global Health Corps Alumni has joined the global force in the fight against Coronavirus by donating Personal protective Equipment (PPE) at Mlodza Primary School in Lilongwe. Among others they donated reusable face masks, Hand Sanitizers, Hand washing buckets, soap and disinfectants for fumigation […]
Sporting activities such as football have now restarted following several months of inactivity as countries suspended games as the world grapples with Covid-19. This weekend, following an international break, football games in different leagues that have restarted games will pick up from where the excitement stopped for the 2020/2021 season. Not that international games are […]
Minister of Education, Agness NyaLonje has expressed satisfaction with coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic preventive measures being enforced by learning institutions in Mchinji. NyaLonje made the remarks on Monday after touring five schools in Mchinji. She however encouraged learners and teachers to desist from tendencies that would increase the likelihood of contracting and spreading the coronavirus. The […]
The United Kingdom (UK) will provide £1 million (about K1 billion) funding to implement a programme with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to support informal traders – who rely on trading across the borders around Southern Africa for their livelihoods and income – to ensure traders can do business safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to […]
As schools are set to reopen this Monday after five months of closure due to the emergence coronavirus disease (Covid-19), Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC) has warned of compromised delivery of education services because government has not put in place proper measures to facilitate delivery of high quality of education. CSEC executive director Benedicto Kondowe […]
Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance donated Covid-19 equipment worth K344,400 to Bangwe Weaving Factory in Blantyre. Lucy Nyirenda, Programmes Coordinator for Global Aids Interfaith Alliance, said their gesture is as a result of their plight for the underprivileged. “We work closely with vulnerable groups such the elderly, persons with disabilities, women and children. Therefore, when MACOHA approached […]
President Lazarus Chakwera on Thursday returned from Tanzania for an official visit but quickly defended himself from accusations that that he was putting lives of Malawians at risk for defying Coronavirus (Covid-19) guidelines when he removed his face masks during the tour to the neighbouring country. Throughout his two-days tour, Chakwera did not put […]
State vice-president Saulos Chilima on Wednesday held discussions with United Kingdom (UK) Minister for Africa, James Duddridge, who has since announced an additional £6 million (about K 5.3 Billion) to Malawi for scaling up the country’s coronavirus Covid-19) preparedness and response. Chilima, who is also Minister of Economic Planning and Development and Public Sector Reforms, said on his […]
Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) in conjunction with Press Trust have handed over a Covid-19 Treatment Centre to Mzimba District Council. The treatment centre is situated at Mzimba old hospital. Speaking Tuesday during the handover ceremony MRSC President, Levison Changole, said the centre will not only be used for Covid-19 only but other pandemics which […]
Malawi announced no new case of the novel coronavirus from the 231 tests that were conducted and no deaths over the past two days, according to Saturday’s situation report from the presidential task force on Covid-19. This milestone was only achieved on May 26 and co-chairperson of the task force, Dr. John Phuka says this […]
US President Donald Trump and his wif, First Lady Melania, have tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19) and are now in quarantine barely a month before the US presidential elections. The president, aged 74 and therefore in a high-risk group, announced the news in a tweet. “We will get through this together,” he wrote. It comes […]