When coronavirus disease (COVID-19) hit Wuhan, Central China’s Hubei province, late 2019, the Beijing Government successfully sequenced it and reported the genetic information to the World Health Organization (WHO). The rapid identification of COVID-19 allowed scientists around the world to immediately start developing test kits, treatment options and vaccines. From then on, China has remained steadfast […]
The Chinese embassy in Malawi has announced it will donate personal protective equipment(PPE) to Malawi’s three Major hospitals to help Malawi in fight against COVID-19. According to a tweet by the Chinese Ambassador to Malawi Liu Hongyang, the embassy will donate PPE to Kamuzu Central, Mzuzu Central and Queens Elizabeth Central Hospitals in the next […]
Ministry of Health has confirmed that one of the recently confirmed coronavirus (Covid-19) patients has died at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe. Spokesperson for The Ministry of Health, Joshua Malango said the deceased had other underlying health issues. He said health officials are focusing on preventing the disease’s spread. The Secretary for Health, Dan Namalika, warned […]
Pretoria-based Malawian prophet Shepherd Bushiri’s relentless giving spirit has earned him praise and honour from South African government. While making a big donation of assorted food packages and health kits in North West Province on Tuesday, Bushiri and his wife, Mary, were welcomed by a high delegation of the South African government and the ruling African […]
Entrepreneur and socialist Dorothy Shonga, who owns D.C Brand Cloud, a local branding and marketing company, has taken the Covid-19 fight head on by using her business to sponsor the virus pandemic awareness song that features six artists. The campaign is being promoted by a track called ‘Tigonjetse corona’ which was done in partnership with […]
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. Addressing a news conference in Blantyre, Namarika said […]
The Open Contracting Multi-Stakeholder Group (OC-MSG) has called upon government to establish a higher level multi-stakeholder committee comprising the donor community, civil society, media, faith-based organisations, private sector and government on the fight against COVID-19. OC-MSG has also called upon government to be accountable and transparent in the handling of funds meant for COVID-19 intervention. […]
Step Kids Awareness (Steka), a child care institution has expressed fear that children particularly street kids in the country are at a high risk of contracting the deadly respiratory coronavirus should cases escalate. Executive director for Steka, Godknows Maseko expressed the concern at a media briefing in Blantyre where he called upon government and its partners […]
Communities surrounding National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) depot in Mzuzu are living in fear. They say the Tanzanian truck drivers who are delivering fuel to the area have high chances to spread Covid-19 to the locals. The communities who threatened to take the law into their own hands if government fails to sort out […]
Panos Institute Southern Africa has called for increased support for media houses and individual journalists to effectively cover the response to the COVID-19 public health emergency while staying safe from infection and other risks. The executive director of Panos Institute Southern Afric (PSAf), Vusumuzi Sifile said, while most of the workers are staying at home […]
Malawi on Tuesday recorded new case of Covid-19, the strands of coronavirus disease bringing the total number of infection in Malawi to 18. Principal Secretary (PS) for Ministry of Health Dr. Dan Namarika confirmed the new case when he updated the public on the state of the pandemic in the country at a news briefing […]
International media has been reporting that medical doctors have warned smoking marijuana even just occasionally could increase y risk of suffering complications from the novel coronavirus. The virus causes Covid-19, a respiratory disease that can progress from mild illness to viral pneumonia and organ failure. Doctors say cannabis leads to inflammation in the lungs, which […]
Malawi government has finally bowed down to pressure from frontline health workers by revising upwards their risk allowance amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The development comes after the health workers staged a sit-in strike across the country since last weekend demanding review of their risk allowance. .“I am pleased to inform you that the treasury […]
Malawi has suffered third casualty of its diaspora community to the global pandemic, coronavirus (Covid-19) with the confirmed death of nurse Grant Maganga. Maganga who was working as a mental nurse in NHS died Monday morning after contracting Covid-19. He was based in Bolton after moving from Manchester. Already, the Malawi community in UK has […]
Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale has said High Court judge Kenyatta Nyirenda who on Friday granted a temporary injunction against the government’s 21-day coronavirus lockdown period pending a judicial review within seven days, did not issue an order against the virus to stop spreading. Kaphale said government is yet to make a decision on whether to […]
Lilongwe-based human rights activist Allie Mwachande has warned Cabinet ministers against reckless speeches in the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. Mwachande issued the warning in an interview with Nyasa Times. “They [Government] must learn to respect Malawians and they should know that they are serving those positions because of us Malawians. Without us they are nothing,” said […]
Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) has taken a mobile van campaign against COVID-19 to villages in Mchinji to sensitise the masses on the signs and possible preventive measures of the pandemic. MRCS Communications Manager, Felix Washon said it was necessary to carry the campaign to the villages since not everyone can access the COVID-19 messages […]
Ministry of Health Principal Secretary Dan Namarika has said in compliance to the Presidential Declaration to recruit 2000 health workers in response to the global coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the ministry has hired 755 workers including laboratory technicians and nurses. President Peter Mutharika directed the Ministry of Health to employ 2 000 health workers to cope […]