Category: Health

* The positivity rate for the past week was 2.1%, a decrease from 3.0% in the previous week * A total of 19,335 vaccine doses were administered in the past week * Bringing the total vaccines administered to 277,442 since the official launch on March 11 * Another consignment of vaccines is expected towards the end of May By Duncan Mlanjira During the last weekly reporting period, there was a 38.0% decrease in the number of new CoVID-19 cases…

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* A new wave of the pandemic is currently spreading with severe morbidity and mortality impact in these countries * There is evidence of a COVID-19 positive case that arrived in the country from India in the past week * Only all essential arrivals and travel, such as diplomatic and medical travel shall be allowed in By Duncan Mlanjira Government has banned travel to and from CoVID-19 hard-hit countries of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh including Brazil following concerns of the…

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President Chakwera leading by example by getting vaccinated * President Chakwera pledged to ease CoVID-19 partial lockdown if the positivity declines to less that 5% * 31,774 cases have now recovered at recovery rate of 93.6% * 134 were lost to follow-up bringing the total number of active cases to 912 * A total of 15 active cases are hospitalised — eight in Lilongwe, five in Blantyre and one each in Mzimba North and Kasungu * Cumulatively 258,107 vaccine…

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* Sisonke is Zulu word for ‘we are in it together’ — ‘tili limodzi’ in Chichewa * To submit simple videos that highlight how everyday heroes and heroines are making a positive impact in their communities * In the fight against CoVID-19 pandemic which is still raging and Old Mutual is continuing its positive contribution to save lives * The public is not fully aware of the competition that has now been extended up to May 21 By Duncan…

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* But I can assure all of you that there is no place on earth where these criminals will hide * If it were not for this audit, we would have no evidence of the crimes that have been committed * Law-enforcement agencies are being funded adequately and are working independently By Duncan Mlanjira In his national address to unwrap the findings of of the investigative audit report on the usage and accountability of the K6.2 billion CoVID-19 funds,…

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Labour Minister Kandodo for spending CoVID-19 funds as his allowances for a foreign trip * Police arrests OPC Admin Officer, Immigration Commissioner, former Director of Information Mzati Mkolokosa and several others By Duncan Mlanjira Though Minister of Labour Ken Kandodo refunded the K613,000 meant for the fight against CoVID-19 that he used as allowances for the foreign trip he made, President Chakwera has still fired him from the Cabinet. In his national address on Sunday to report on the…

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* After paying back, they must still be prosecuted * We need timely audits of all government departments every year end * The audit report was unnecessarily funded since the Ombudsman already did it, and twice By Duncan Mlanjira The investigative audit which the government tasked the National Audit Office to carry out on the management of the K6.2 billion CoVID-19 funds has recommended that those who took part in the malpractices that resulted in the loss of money…

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* Presidential taskforce on COVID-19 urges people aged over 18 to speed up getting vaccinated *  Cumulatively 240,744 doses have been administered in the country * With 11,524 being administered in the past 24 hours of Wednesday By Duncan Mlanjira A month and a week since President Lazarus Chakwera launched the COVID-19 Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccination program on 11th March, 240,744 doses have been administered in the country with 11,524 being administered in the past 24 hours of Wednesday. However, 16,440…

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