Malawi tourism is currently under tight threat over coornavirus outbreak (Covid-19) as reports say over 35 000 people have lost their jobs due to closure of some hospitality businesses. On April 7, Malawi registered three more cases of Coronavirus bringing the total number of confirmed cases to eight, with one death. The presence of Coronavirus […]
Scores of hospital workers at Chikwawa district hospital on Wednesday marched peacefully to the office of the District Commissioner to press the government give them personal protective gear for coronavirus pandemic. On Tuesday, the nurses, doctors and clinicians abandoned work to force the government give them gloves, face masks and saitizers among other things. This […]
Malawians have taken up in various social media platforms to give differing opinions about the lockdown from Saturday midnight due to the coronavirus pandemic. But most people Nyasa Times spoke to on the streets of Lilongwe and Blantyre said while they were expecting difficult days ahead, the situation warranted drastic measures. Some Malawians said the […]
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Ben Phiri has hailed the relationship that exists between the district council and partners in preventing further spread of Coronavirus. The minister, who is in the special Cabinet Committee on Covid-19 on Tuesday visited Kasungu District to appreciate the state of preparedness for COVID-19 prevention and management. Speaking […]
Malawi police on Wednesday stormed the residence of Prophet David Mbewe in Machinga with a warrant of arrest but could not execute it as he was not available. Police said they are looking to arrest Prophet Mbewe, the Founder of Living Word Evangelistic Church, on allegations that he has been holding services at Shalom Mount […]
A number of ministers who sit on special Cabinet committee on coronavirus on Tuesday went flat out in various districts to see for themselves how district and town councils are fighting the deadly disease but critics have singled out Local Government Minister Ben Phiri’s act of widespread disinfecting at Kasungu market as “absolute mediocrity.” Phiri […]
Malawi would require about K150 billion (about $200 million) for the implementation of a national coronavirus (Covid-19) preparedness and response plan, President Peter Mutharika has said. Mutharika said this on Tuesday late at night when he announced that the landlocked southern African country will implement a 21-day lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus […]
President Peter Mutharika has announced – as Nyasa Times earlier reported – that government will enforce a three-week lockdown with strict new curbs on life to tackle the spread of Covid-19, a strand of coronavirus pandemic. In a televised address to the nation on Tuesday evening, Mutharika said the 21-day lockdown will begin at midnight […]
Minister of Health Jappie Mhango has outlined strict new measures to tackle the spread of coronavirus during the 21-day nationwide lockdown, including restricting the movement of people in order to minimize the spread of the virus. Mhango, who is chairperson of a Special Cabinet Committee on Coronavirus established by President Peter Mutharika on March 7, 2020 […]
Hosputal workers at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre and Chikwawa district hospital have on Tuesday been boycotting work to force the government increase their risk allowance, improve their working conditions including a “critical” shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) needed to treat patients during coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. Doctors, nurses and other clinicians left patients […]
Malawi is expected to go into three weeks lockdown to tackle coronavirus as Nyasa Times earlier reported which President Peter Mutharika is expected to announce when he will address the nation tonight at 9pm. Mutharika is expected to give an update on measures put in place by government in the fight against the virus pandemic. […]
Whichever way you want to look at it, but let’s not joke about it Covid-19, a strand of coronavirus is real, it’s menacing and, please, let’s not play games with it. We are witnessing a steady rise in the number of people testing positive every day. But this case—of a person who jetted in the country […]
The government has pledged to prioritise the safety of frontline health staff in Malawi for coronavirus (Covid-19) amid concerns about personal protective equipment. Special Cabinet Committee on Covid-19 ministers made the the pledge on Tuesday in separate events. Minister of Health Jappie Mhango, who chairs the Special Cabinet Task Committee on Covid-19, visited Ntchisi wher […]
The Asian Business Community (ABC) coronavirus (Covid-19) task force is set to provide fully functioning quarantine solutions in Blantyre and Zomba cities. A statement from ABC Covid-19 task force chairperson Faizal Aboo said the isolation and quarantine facilities will be fully equipped by ABC and will be handed over to the Ministry of Health to […]
King of Chewa tribe His Majesty Kalonga Gawa Undi has with immediate effect directed suspension of all cultural gatherings that are held in preparation for pilgrimage of the Chewa’s from Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique, the annual Kulamba Ceremony, until further notice due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. The ceremony is held last Saturday in the […]
An armed gang in Blantyre on Tuesday morning stormed various voter registration centers, ransacking and destroying equipment belonging to Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) accusing it of endangering people’s lives by proceeding with the electoral process amid the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. The registration centers ransacked included Makata, Namalimwe and Blantyre Secondary School. The action comes […]
Citizens For Transformation (CFT) leader and sworn critic of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Timothy Mtambo, has warned that his grouping will challenge any move by President Peter Mutharika to use the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak as a scapegoat to stifle Malawians’ right to choose a new President in 150 days in accordance with the Constitutional […]
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra), through the Malawi Computer Emergency Response Team (MwCERT), says is has noted with concern the rapid spread and distribution of fake news and information related to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) being posted on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp. MwCERT notes that personal details of Covid-19 victims are […]