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Former Marseille FC president Pape Diouf dies of Coronavirus

April 1, 2020

Ghanasoccernet.com Former Olympique Marseille President Pape Diouf, the man who mentored Ghanaian international stars, Andre and Jordan Ayew, died in his native Senegal on Tuesday night after being infected with the Coronavirus, Senegalese national television and his relatives confirmed. After contracting the virus, Diouf (68) was to be flown to France on Tuesday night for treatment but he could not stay long for the journey. He is still the only African to be the president of a major club…

Coronavirus: Stakeholders wary of international truck drivers at Zalewa

March 31, 2020

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By Alex Chitwere, MANA Stakeholders in Neno District Monday expressed worry over trucks that park at Zalewa Trading Centre on their transit to and from outside the country, fearing the drivers are at risk of transmitting the Coronavirus (COVID-19) to locals with whom they interact with. This was discussed during a joint meeting between the district’s civil protection and public health emergency committees on the sensitization of the outbreak. Members felt that personnel in the trucks poses a threat…

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games rescheduled to 2021

March 31, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which was set for this July, has been rescheduled for July 23 to August 8, 2021, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announces in a joint statement with the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee. The rescheduling of the XXXII Olympiad has been necessitated following the present circumstances and based on the information provided by the World Health Organization (WHO) last week that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is ‘accelerating’. “Dates in both the northern…

WaterAid joins government in Coronavirus response

March 30, 2020

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Maravi Express As many countries face the risk of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), WaterAid in Malawi joins the government of Malawi to effectively respond to the threats of the pandemic. Although there are no detected cases yet in Malawi, prevention of the spread of the disease through increasing awareness about the disease and supporting the people who work to improve and sanitation and hygiene in public spaces and institutions. “In our response, we go beyond Health Care facilities,” says WaterAid…

Ndirande-Malabada residents skeptical of explanation on decomposed human body found on BWB water chamber

March 30, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Residents of Ndirande-Malabada are totally not convinced that the decomposed body that was discovered on Thursday, March 26 in a water chamber at Blantyre Water Board’s Chamber 79 in the area did not contaminate the supply to the residents. In a statement after pressure from the residents for an explanation, BWB explains it had been working on Chamber 79 after receiving complaints from its customers that there was no water flow. BWB explains that after finishing…

Minibus operators accept 2 per seat against COVID-19

March 29, 2020

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Glory Msowoya, MANA Minibus Owners Association of Malawi (MOAM) has agreed to reduce passengers capacity to two people per sit in a quest to protect citizens from Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. MOAM together with officials from Road Traffic Directorate made the resolution on Thursday during a meeting aimed at finding ways of protecting passengers from the deadly virus despite the country not registering a single case. MOAM national chairperson Felix Mbonekera told Malawi News Agency (MANA) on Friday that effective…

Coronavirus alert: Ministry of Transport suspends all cross-border passenger travel

March 29, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Among several precautionary measures against the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), Ministry of Transport & Public Works has suspended all cross-border passenger travel is effective April 1st, 2020 A statement from Minister Ralph Jooma, says this is in line with the declaration of Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by World Health Organization (WHO), and in line with the declaration of a National State of Disaster by President, Prof Peter Mutharika. All international flights are suspended…

Blantyre DHO appeals for beds for quarantine facility

March 29, 2020

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By Loness Gwazanga, MANA Blantyre District Health Office (DHO) is appealing to partners to assist the office with beds to be used at the quarantine facility at Kameza. Blantyre District Medical Officer (DMO) Dr. Miriam Jere revealed on Friday during a stakeholders’ meeting which attracted a cross section of health partners that the facility only has 10 beds. “In the event that there are a number of COVID-19 confirmed cases, we will have a big problem to accommodate them,”…

Muslim Youth United supports Queens’ neurosurgical and orthopaedic Ward’s with health products in fight against Coronavirus

March 29, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Muslim Youth United (MYU), who adopted and takes care of Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (Queens) neurosurgical and orthopaedic wards of the Pediatric section, has donated health products for better care of the patients against Coronavirus (COVID-19). The donated items include 1,000 face masks, 50 washing stations, liquid dispensers and disinfectant fluids. Muslim Youth United is supporting Pediatric section under the WE CARE program, in which they are expected to be supplying the neurosurgical and orthopaedic wards’…

World Vision Malawi donates Coronavirus supplies to Ministry of Health

March 27, 2020

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By Tione Andsen, MANA World Vision Malawi on Thursday donated medical supplies and equipment worth K80 million to Ministry of Health in a drive to contain the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The donated items included 50,000 gloves, 3,000 face masks, 1,000 gowns, 12 tonnes of powdered soap, 90×20 kgs of chlorine, 8 tonnes of assorted bar soap and 100 buckets of water. Presenting the items in Lilongwe, Programmes Manager, Charles Chimombo said the donation would…