Different groups of different people in different parts of Malawi are experiencing the novel Coronavirus (Covid -19) pandemic and its devastating effects very differently, a UK-based Malawian charity on mental health and well-being, MentalCare has said. MentalCare UK, a Malawian charitable organisation based in the United Kingdom but operates in Malawi, says there is a greater need for […]
Results for coronavirus (Covid-19) tests that Silver Strikers Football Club conducted on its players and officials are out. Four players have tested positive and have since gone into isolation. The players are newly signed Chikondi Kamanga and Patrick Macheso, Trevor Kalema and Horrace Mchoma. The club has been the first to conduct the tests as […]
Pest Chem 1B Company managing director, Martin Mainja, has called for stronger collaboration between government and the private sector in the fight against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. Mainja emphasized that Covid-19 is a more complicated health emergency; hence, the government and the private sector need to pool their resources together in fumigating and disinfecting potential breeding grounds for the virus. […]
The less developed world, particularly Africa and Eastern Asia, are doing much better in containing the COVID-19 pandemic than the developed countries, probably through their bitter experiences from Ebola and SARS outbreaks. This was observed by panelists of the webinar discussion on Tuesday hosted by the Wall Street Journal under the topic ‘Multilateral Approaches to […]
Lilongwe-based Silver Strikers FC has become the first team in the TNM Super League to test its players and officials for Covid-19 in preparation for this year’s football season. This follows a directive by the Super League of Malawi (SULOM) that all clubs should test their players before they start training on 17th October. Chief […]
The People’s Republic of China has handed over the third batch of medical supplies to Malawi government to support fight against Covid-19 pandemic. Counsellor for Chinese Embassy, Liu Guoyu said on Sunday at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) in Lilongwe during the handover ceremony of the thid batch of medical supplies valued at US$ 1 million […]
From 406 Covid-19 tests that were conducted by Sunday evening, there were just two new cases that were registered and and no new related deaths while new recoveries were at 21. Cumulatively, the country has recorded 5,768 cases and of these 4,206 have now recovered — bringing the total number of active cases to 1,383. Total […]
President Lazarus Chakwera has said people in the country “must thank God” as country continues to record lowest number of daily confirmed coronavirus cases. Chakwera also commended Malawians for vigilance in observing health and safety guidelines government gave in the fight against the virus pandemic. In this 10th radio address on Saturday night, Chakwera said […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Eisenhower Mkaka, has expressed need for debt relief for Malawi and least developed countries in general, saying it would go a long way in mitigating the effects of COVID-19. The Minister said this when he addressed the media on Thursday in Lilongwe at a time the United Nations (UN) General Assembly […]
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has donated Personal Prevention Equipments (PPEs) to the Ministry of Health (MoH) to support in fighting against the spread of Covid-19 pandemic in the country. On Tuesday, the Ministry through the Department of Quality Management in Lilongwe, received the donation worth K26.1 million (35, 629.99 USD). Chief Representative for JICA, […]
Ethanol Company (EthCo) has donated 1,000 litres of hand sanistizers to be distributed to all schools in Nkhotakota district as one way fighting the Covid-19 pandemic as schools open after a six month shutdown. Speaking during the presentation ceremony at EthCo offices in Dwangwa on Thursday, EthCo Chief Executive Officer Lusubilo Chakaniza said the donation […]
Two Malawi National Football team players and two officials have tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19), a global health pandemic, the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) announced. FAM, however, declined, to disclose their details, saying all the positive cases were asymptomatic. “They are currently in isolation being monitored by our medical team and it is expected […]
Minister of Health Khumbidze Kandodo-Chiponda has warned Malawians against complacency in the fight against the spread of Covid-19 pandemic now that the figures of infected people are going down. Chiponda shot the warning on Thursday in Mangochi when she received a donation of personal protective equipment (PPEs) worth K37million from the Trade and Development Bank […]
The kick-off to the Malawi football season is set to wait for a review of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 next Thursday but the nataional football team, the Flames, has been given a go ahead to participate in Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) and Fifa World Cup qualifiers under strict conditions, including playing the […]
Minister of Health Khumbidze Kandodo Chiponda has expressed worry over non-compliance with Covid-19 prevention measures owing to recent low numbers of confirmed cases of the pandemic in the country, saying Malawians will have to learn to live with a new social order. The virus has so far infected nearly 6,000 Malawians and killed over 170 […]
Minister of Civic Education and National Unity, Timothy Mtambo on Tuesday launched students, parents and teachers engagement campaign on Covid-19 which will be carried out under the Ministry of Civic Education and National Unity (MoCENU). In his address, Mtambo admitted that Covid-19 pandemic still remains a public health threat that has resulted into a new […]
Mary Chilima, wife to the vice-President Saulos Chilima is joining the fight against coronavirus and protecting the youngest members of society by donating 10 000 face masks to learners with disabilities. The masks will be distributed to learners with disability in 18 primary and six secondary schools across the country. The gesture is in a […]
Lilongwe-based Pest Chem 1B Company that provides fumigation and Covid-19 disinfection services, has embarked on an ambitious project that will see all the country’s prison and correctional facilities being fumigated and disinfected for free. The company’s managing director, Martin Mainja, told Nyasa Times in an interview on Sunday that the project aims at breaking the chain of […]