Category: Health

By Duncan Mlanjira The 10 Chinese nationals that were denied entry into Malawi on March 18, 2020 as one of the measures to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus sought legal intervention through the Lilongwe High Court. And in his ruling, Justice Kenyatta Nyirenda, said the Court will not endorse measures that are unconstitutional and ultra vires, saying this country is founded on the rule of law and citing sections 9, 12, 45(6) and 103 of the Constitution of the Republic…

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By Duncan Mlanjira Minister of Health & Population, Jappie Mhango, who heads the special cabinet committee on Coronavirus that President Arthur Peter Mutharika set last month, has announced that another case of the virus has been recorded in Blantyre. This brings the tally to four after the President announced the first three confirmed cases in Lilongwe he made during a national address he made on March 30. Mhango said the 4th patient has just recently returned from the UK…

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By Duncan Mlanjira Following the announcement made by President Peter Mutharika on Thursday that Malawi has registered three cases of Coronavirus as recorded in Lilongwe, Member of Parliament for Blantyre City South Constituency, Noel Lipipa has intensified calls to all political party leaders to put their differences aside and join hands in the fight against Coronavirus (COVID-19). In a special address to the nation, President Mutharika announced that the three patients are a Malawian of Asian origin — who…

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Maravi Express WaterAid in Malawi has pledged to support a total of 90 health care facilities in Malawi with handwashing supplies to help in prevention of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and to inculcate a culture of hygiene. This was said by WaterAid in Malawi Country Director, Mercy Masoo on Tuesday when her organization handed over handwashing facilities and other supplies to Bwaila Hospital and Lilongwe Main Market. Although there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Malawi yet, WaterAid in Malawi…

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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…

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