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One new COVID-19 related death and 28 new cases as of today, Saturday Jan. 2

January 2, 2021

* Total number of active cases at 626 from 604 on Friday * Of the active cases, 26 cases are currently admitted in hospitals * School managers encouraged to give frequent health education sessions to learners on prevention By Duncan Mlanjira As of the past 24 hours of today, Saturday January 2, the country has registered 28 new COVID-19 cases of which one is a death and two are new recoveries. This brings the total of active cases at…

‘COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective just as other vaccines in protection of serious preventable diseases’

January 2, 2021

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Maravi Express The world is being assured that the newly-developed COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective just as other vaccines to protect individuals from serious preventable diseases. According to a Vaccine Awareness Guide developed by Dubai Health Authority released in December 2020 — outlining pre-vaccination information — a vaccine stimulates the body to build resistance to a particular infection and strengthens the immune system by training it to form antibodies. It says the vaccines stimulate the immune system without…

Lawyer Wadi suggests COVID-19 vaccine should first be registered in Pharmacy Medicines and Poisons Act

January 2, 2021

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* Holds the view that the COVID-19 vaccines are being administered as part of a clinical trial * “Consent of a participant in writing is an indispensable requirement in the conduct of clinical trial” * Ministry of Health contends that vaccine shall not be compulsory on Malawi health care workers By Duncan Mlanjira Former Director of Public Prosecution, Ismael Wadi believes that if the COVID-19 vaccines would be made mandatory for the pandemic’s frontline health care workers just as…

Two new COVID-19 related deaths recorded on New Year’s Day

January 1, 2021

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* Total deaths now at 191 since April * 101 new cases have been reported * Total COVID-19 active cases now at 604 * Up from 38 as from December 1, 2020 By Duncan Mlanjira The fears of a second wave of the COVID-19 are now real as on New Year’s Day two new related deaths have been recorded while 101 new cases have been registered in the past 24 hours of New Year’s Day. A situation report from…

Gospel songbird Shekinah treats street kids and orphans to festive season luncheon

December 31, 2020

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Happy faces of the kids * “Christmas is a time to give to the less privileged” * She also performed some of her songs to spice up the event * Working on her second album to be released soon * Since her first album she has released 3 singles By Duncan Mlanjira Gospel songbird Shekinah took time off on Christmas Day to celebrate it with street kids and orphans with a luncheon at Old Naperi Private School hall in…

DPP disputes reports that Mutharika earmarks former RBM Governor Kabambe as party president

December 31, 2020

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This is widely circulating on social media By Duncan Mlanjira The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has disputed reports circulating on social media that allege that former State President Peter Mutharika is eyeing former Reserve Bank Governor, Dalitso Kabambe to succeed him as party president. A statement from the DPP regional governor, Charles Mchacha has described the reports as false and unfounded that the DPP southern regional committee has been instructed by Mutharika to appoint Kabambe president at their meeting…

Most anticipated Blantyre derby postponed; 28% of Bullets players on COVID-19 isolation

December 31, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira The much anticipated Blantyre derby between the country’s age old rivals, Mighty Be Forward Wanders and Nyasa Big Bullets that was scheduled for Saturday, January 2 at Kamuzu Stadium, has been postponed because 28% of Bullets players are on COVID-19 isolation. On Wednesday, it was reported that Bullets had requested for the postponement after nine of their players were put on isolation after testing positive to COVID-19. The players include two goalkeepers while the third is…

Malawian technology company to compete in 2020 Seedstars World Competition

December 30, 2020

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* Seedstars is a Swiss-based private company with a mission to impact people’s lives in emerging markets through technology and entrepreneurship * The Malawian company Neytech Solutions offers technology solutions to businesses, individual, organizations as well as government institutions. * Its services include web design and development; database design and development; software design and development as well a research design and implementation By Duncan Mlanjira Malawian technology company, AgriTech Startup, has been identified amongst 93 other countries to participate…

Contact tracing on COVID-19 remains a challenge

December 30, 2020

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* Some of returnees were not honest in providing real details and contact phone numbers * Some were even providing their South African numbers as their contact numbers * Contact tracing format has changed as health personnel have now been trained * Most returnees are coming without COVID-19 negative certificates but are being tested first By Tione Andsen, MANA & Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express Tuesday’s COVID-19 situation report indicate that 108 COVID-19 cases from the cumulative figure of 6,377…

Illovo Sugar Malawi engages Chikwawa community leaders in GBV behavior change campaign

December 29, 2020

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The traditional leaders in Chikwawa Maravi Express Illovo Sugar Malawi Plc, in partnership with Red Cross Malawi, has called for community leaders in Chikwawa to join the noble cause of eliminating gender-based violence among communities in Malawi. Illovo partnered with Red Cross Malawi in observance of the 16 Days of Activism to enhance the awareness against gender-based violence and inculcate the fight amongst traditional leaders. The two partners have also reached out church leaders and Anakungwi (women advocate groups) under T/A Lundu, T/A…