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COVID-19: Journalists too need assistance in basic PPEs
April 18, 2020
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  By Duncan Mlanjira  It’s quite commendable that the general public is responding well to calls for adherence to the rigorous preventive measures in the fight against the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) that has seen some people wearing masks, gloves and carrying hand sanitisers as they do their daily business while at the same time observing social distancing. The sensitization campaign is been propagated by the Government and all stakeholders through the health personnel and the media. The health…

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China’s Wuhan city revises Coronavirus death toll up by 50%
April 17, 2020
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  Al Jazeera China’s Wuhan City says 1,290 more people died of COVID-19 than previously thought after cases were missed in early days of outbreak. Wuhan, the central Chinese city where the Coronavirus first emerged late last year, has revised sharply upwards its death toll from the disease, admitting people died at home and cases were missed as hospitals struggled to cope in the early days of the outbreak. The adjustment, detailed in a social media posting by the…

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MACOHA pleads for involvement in Coronavirus awareness
April 17, 2020
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  By Everister Lungu, MANA Malawi Council of the Handicapped (MACOHA) has asked that the stakeholders involved in the Coronavirus (COVID-19) preventive sensitization measures should also target tailor made ways to suit people with disabilities. MACOHA’s Mzimba District Rehabilitation Officer, Jackson Chimowa said in an interview Thursday that COVID-19 preventive messages are vital for all people, including those with disabilities.  “My appeal to stakeholders in awareness messages is that when mobilizing people, do not leave out persons with disabilities,”…

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COVID-19: MBS recommends five companies to produce hand sanitizers
April 17, 2020
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  By Memory Chatonda, MANA Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) has recommended specific hand sanitizer products from five manufacturing companies after getting concern on the influx of various types of product on the market. In a press statement on Friday signed by MBS Director General, Symon Mandala said the recommended safe handsanisers are Handshield, Protecto, Purity and Anti-Gervisanitisers. The products are from five companies — Ethanol Company Limited, KenChem, Kadora Enterprises, Purity Sanitary Products Company Limited and Charma Chemicals…

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Blantyre City Councillors petition Ministry of Local Government to remove controlling officer
April 16, 2020
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  By Duncan Mlanjira Blantyre City Councillors have petitioned the Ministry of Local Government & Rural Development for the immediate removal/transfer of Chief Executive Officer/Controlling Officer, Dr. Alfred Chanza for his arrogance not to attend to their interests. The petition, signed by 16 of the 18 Councillors, which we have in possession dated April 15, 2020, says Chanza is working in isolation and is single handedly running the Council without the Councillors’ or the political wing which is headed…

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Trump implies WHO deliberately mishandled Coronavirus pandemic
April 16, 2020
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  Aljazeera.com US President Donald Trump escalated his attack on the World Health Organization, saying its early guidance on the Coronavirus outbreak was a “horrible” mistake — and perhaps even a deliberate one. “Tragically, other nations put their trust in the WHO and they didn’t do any form of ban,” Trump said at his daily White House briefings on the pandemic on Wednesday. “You see what happened to Italy, you see what happened to Spain, you see what happened…

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Malawians need to continue observance of sanitation and hygiene habits life after COVID-19
April 16, 2020
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Analysis by Duncan Mlanjira Regular hand washing with soap; coughing and sneezing onto the elbow if one doesn’t have a handkerchief handy; staying at home when down with flu or other airborne diseases; not touching eyes, nose and mouth when hands haven’t been washed and avoiding unnecessary public handshakes, had been some measures that most Malawians recklessly ignored that usually led to ill-health. These are some of the sanitation and hygiene measures that the new generation of Malawian learners…

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Mangochi community technical college develops modern handwashing device
April 16, 2020
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    By Kondwani Magombo MANA Mangochi Community Technical College (MCTC) has developed a user-friendly hand washing device equipped with a hand-drying heater in a bid to fight the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). The facility is a steel stand holding a bucket of water, a wash basin, soap on one side and a heater on the other, to be used for drying hands after the washing. The heater is powered by electricity and is switched on manually by pressing…

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World Bank supports Malawi with US$37million in COVID-19 response
April 16, 2020
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  By Manasse Nyirenda, MANA The World Bank has given Malawi with US$37million (approximately K27.2billion) to support its Coronavirus (COVID-19) response and to mitigate the likely revenue shortfall and economic recovery initiatives. According to a press statement made available to Malawi News Agency (MANA), US$7million (K5.1billion) will be released towards Malawi’s response to the global COVID-19 pandemic under a new Malawi COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness project. In addition, US$30million (K22.1 billion) has been made available from…

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Police, MDF pledge to respect human rights during COVID-19 Lockdown
April 16, 2020
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  By Manasse Nyirenda, MANA Acting Inspector General of Police, Duncan Mwapasa and Malawi Defence Force Commander, General Peter Namathanga have assured Malawians that their rights will be respected in the enforcement of National Lockdown that comes into effect from Saturday midnight. The two law enforcement agencies were speaking on Thursday at a press briefing at the National Police Headquarters in Lilongwe to orient Malawians on how the two agencies will enforce the Lockdown aimed at curbing the spread…

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