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Lockdown may be extended beyond May 9 if circumstances warrant — President Mutharika

April 14, 2020

By Duncan Mlanjira The 21-day nationwide Lockdown Minister of Health & Population, Jappie Mhango announced on Tuesday, April 14, that the country will undergo effective Saturday April 18 may be extended beyond May 9 if circumstances warrant. This was announced by President Peter Mutharika as response to the statement that Minister Mhango, who is chairperson of the Special Cabinet Committee on COVID-19, as new and stricter measures to contain the further spread of the deadly Coronavirus pandemic. “I…

Malawi on 21-day national lockdown from Saturday, April 18

April 14, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira President Peter Mutharika on Tuesday, April 14, through Minister of Health & Population, Jappie Mhango announced that the country will go on a 21-day nationwide lockdown — effective Saturday April 18 as new and stricter measures to contain the further spread of the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Mhango, who is chairperson of the Special Cabinet Committee on COVID-19, says this is in pursuant to Disaster Preparedness and Relief Act (Cap 33:05 of the Laws of…

Drogba offers hospital in Abidjan for Covid-19 screening

April 14, 2020

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By Muambo Edward & Angu Lesley, kick442.com African football great Didier Drogba has offered his hospital in his native Côte d’Ivoire to serve as a Coronavirus treatment facility. Drogba opened the doors of the Abidjan based hospital in 2016 and he named it after after former Côte d’Ivoire forward Laurent Pokou. The hospital is part of Drogba’s Foundation that was launched by the former Marseille and Chelsea forward to provide support in education and health across the continent by…

MACRA warns general public from spreading personal information related to COVID-19

April 14, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira 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 platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp. MwCERT notes that personal details of COVID-19 victims are being shared and distributed without the authorization of the people affected, saying this is a violation of the right to privacy under Section…

Asian Business Community to provide fully functioning isolation and quarantine solutions in Blantyre and Zomba

April 14, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira In response to pressing and urgent need to assist the Government in the Coronavirus (COVID-19) response, the Asian Business Community (ABC) COVID-19 Task Force is set to provide fully functioning isolation and quarantine solutions in Blantyre and Zomba. A statement from ABC COVID-19 Task Force chairperson Faizal Aboo and his deputy, Dr. Parth Patel said the isolation and quarantine facilities will be fully equipped by ABC and will be handed over to the Ministry of Health to operate….

COVID-19 response: What can developing countries do differently?

April 14, 2020

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By Farai Chigaru The prevalent responses to the COVID-19 pandemic across different countries seem to be similar. A lot of countries, both developed and developing, are copying from the developed countries’ reaction towards the pandemic. As second movers, this is commendable. It is, however, not sufficient. It is commendable in a sense that developing countries do not need to ‘re-invent the wheel’ in trying to identify what works against the fight against COVID-19. It is not sufficient because…

Total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Malawi now at 16

April 13, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Addressing a press on Monday, Minister of Health & Population, Jappie Mhango, reported that Malawi have recorded 3 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) as confirmed by College of Medicine Laboratory in Blantyre. Mhango, who is chairperson of the Special Cabinet Committee on COVID-19, said one case is a 22-year-old female who arrived in Malawi from Dubai on March 17, 2020 and that the other lives in the same compound with a case that was confirmed…

Ramaphosa appoints special AU envoys to secure economic support for Africa

April 13, 2020

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By Alex Mitchley, News24Wire President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his capacity as chairperson of the African Union (AU), has appointed special envoys to garner international support to address the economic challenges that Africa faces because of Coronavirus (COVID-19). In a statement on Sunday, Ramaphosa announced the special envoy of the AU would be tasked with soliciting rapid and concrete support as pledged by the G20, European Union and other international financial institutions. He said the special envoys would expedite…

WHO warns African States against lifting COVID-19 restrictions

April 13, 2020

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By Leopold Munhende, New Zimbabwe World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus has warned African countries that lifting existing restrictions in the fight against COVID-19 could result in a deadly resurgence of the virus on the continent. Speaking at his daily press briefing on Friday, Ghebreyesus said low infection figures in Africa did not mean it was now safe to lift measures put in place to contain the virus as indications were that infection was accelerating in rural…

New Ebola cases dim hope of end to pandemic in DRC

April 13, 2020

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By Aggrey Mutambo, The Nation of Kenya Hopes for an end to the Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo were dashed on Friday evening after the World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed a new case. The case found in a patient in North Kivu means the WHO will not declare the epidemic over by April 12 as earlier planned, despite the DRC going for nearly eight weeks without a case. In a statement on Thursday,…