Category: Health

Chakwera met Madonna without wearing masks and did not observe social distance * During the festive season over the last few weeks, many of us relaxed our vigilance against the virus * Many of us are back to the old ways of not wearing masks * Now we are paying the price as COVID-19 pandemic is on the loose again By Duncan Mlanjira In his radio address to the nation on Sunday, President Lazarus Chakwera included himself as one to blame…

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* Brings total number of active cases to 2,067, up from 1,705 on Friday * 80 of the active cases currently admitted in nine hospitals * The highest ever recorded in the first wave was 192 on 11th July, 2020. * Since January 1, the recovered cases had been at just 106 By Duncan Mlanjira The number of new COVID-19 cases and the related deaths are spiraling at an alarming pace as in the past 24 hours, Malawi has…

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* Record-high 314 new cases * Blantyre alone registers 121 * Just 13 new recoveries * 67 cases currently admitted in 8 hospitals * 308 of the new cases are local transmissions * It’s not over, until it’s over * Wear your mask, wash your hands, observe physical distance * Protect yourself, protect those around us By Duncan Mlanjira The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is hitting the country hard as from 1,257 tests done in the past 24…

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* COVID-19 affects blood recruitment drive * Situation worsens blood supply in the country’s hospitals * Ministry of Health to permanently recruit health workers on internship * A number of health workers have tested COVID-19 positive and are on isolation By Patricia Kapulula & Daniel Namwini, MANA Malawi Blood Transfusion Service (MBTS) blood banks have declined thereby worsening blood supply in the country’s hospitals across the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This has prompted Malawi Red Cross Society…

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* Government for strict enforcement of COVID-19 preventive measures * Enforcement of wearing of face masks in public * Use of hand washing facilities with soap at all times in public service institutions * Councils should ensure regular collection of refuse * All markets should be fumigated on weekly basis By Duncan Mlanjira All bottle stores, pubs, bars and clubs shall be required to operate from 14:00hrs to 20:00hrs for take aways only as Government announces stricter enforcement of…

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* Health Secretary Matt Hancock said to be very worried about South African strain * Malawi registers four new COVID-19 related deaths on Thursday * There were 274 new COVID-19 cases and four new recoveries * This brings total number of active cases to 1,407 By Duncan Mlanjira ENGLAND has imposed a travel ban on 12 southern African countries including Malawi to prevent the spread of the new strain of COVID-19 that is coming from South Africa. A report by The…

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* Bringing total active cases at 1,141 * Of the new cases, 212 are locally transmitted infections * 69 cases are currently admitted in 8 hospitals * 1,387 COVID-19 tests done in the past 24 hours * Blantyre and Lilongwe remain the pandemic’s hotspots By Duncan Mlanjira On New Year’s Day, there were a total of 604 active but as of Wednesday evening (January 6), the figure has risen to 1,141 — from 505 on New Year’s Eve; to…

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By Duncan Mlanjira In this second wave of COVID-19 that has hit the country in the past few days of this new year, some of the response services such as the emergency toll free numbers are not working, some of the test sites have run out of testing equipment while some testing centres are non-functional. Some of the isolation centers have only 20 beds. On Wednesday morning Ministry of Health spokesperson Joshua Malango confirmed to Times 360 Malawi that…

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