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WaterAid Malawi calls for government action on water as ‘first line of defence’ against growing threat of climate change

March 22, 2020

By Duncan Mlanjira As Malawi joins the world commemorates Water Day on Sunday (March 22), WaterAid Malawi is calling for urgent action from Malawi Government and the international community to include safe water and sanitation in their plans for dealing with the impact of climate change. This year’s commemoration’ theme is Water and Climate Change, WaterAid’s analysis of global water, the state of the World’s Water 2020 examines how climate change is making it harder for people in…

Ministry of Health restricts visiting hours in all hospitals

March 22, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira In cognizance that hospitals are highly infectious environments, the Ministry of Health & Population (MoH) directs that the tradition by the general public of visiting should be restricted to once a day during lunch hour and strictly for 1 hour as a measure to prevent possible transmission of coronavirus (COVID19) in response to the pandemic. This, according Secretary of Health & Population Dr. Dan Namarika, applies to all government, private and CHAM hospitals — also…

President Mutharika pleads with Malawians not to believe in unfounded myths surrounding Coronavirus

March 21, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira In his public address to the nation on Friday to announce preventive measures the Malawi Government has made towards containing Coronavirus, President Peter Mutharika has asked people not to believe some of the unfounded myths surrounding the epidemic. “There are two myths that we need to be careful of about Coronavirus — that black people are immune to the disease and that the warm climate of Africa is protective against the virus. “I strongly advise…

Malawi Medical Doctors Society pleads against spreading fake news

March 21, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Society of Medical Doctors of Malawi has expressed concern over some of the fake news that is spreading about Coronavirus on social media, saying it is becoming very expensive since each rumour has to be investigated. This comes after people posted on social media that a staff member for Old Mutual Malawi who died at Seventh Day Adventist Hospital in Blantyre she had tested positive of COVID-19. The rumour started by an unnamed individual, who…

SAA suspends all international flights till end of May

March 20, 2020

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By Marelise van der Merwe, fin24.com Troubled state-owned airline South African Airways (SAA) has announced that it is immediately suspending all international operations until May 31 in light of a government travel ban aimed at stopping transmission of the novel coronavirus. According to a statement issued by SAA spokesperson Tlali Tlali, the ban resulted in a “substantial decline” in demand for air travel. SAA will only be servicing domestic and regional routes. SAA operates in three markets that…

Poor waste disposal irks Balaka vendors

March 19, 2020

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By Briana Singo, MANA Vendors conducting business around Balaka Township have expressed concern over lack of waste disposal materials around the town. Chairperson for Balaka main market, Francis Lafu told MANA on Wednesday people in the market fail to manage the waste properly, a development that has prompted others to dispose their refuse anyhow, thereby compromising sanitation at the market. Lafu further said vendors face several challenges including low turn up of customers, who he said opt to…

Mulanje formulates Coronavirus master plan

March 19, 2020

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By Blackson Mkupatira, MANA Mulanje District Health Office (DHO), with help from its stakeholders, has devised a K11 million Coronavirus (COVID- 19) response, preparedness master plan aimed at mitigating risk and containing the pandemic in the event of an outbreak. Speaking on Wednesday during an emergency District Executive Committee (DEC) meeting, Mulanje District Health Office Assistant Environmental Officer, Masilina Kausiwa said Mulanje being a bordering district with Mozambique, was at a higher risk because of its porous borders….

Lesotho postpones 2020 Zone 4.5 individual chess championship due to Coronavirus

March 18, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Chess Federation of Lesotho, in consultation with African Chess Confederation, has announced the postponement of the 2020 Zone 4.5 Individuals Chess Championships that were scheduled to be hosted in the mountain kingdom from March 27th to April 5th at Blue Mountain Inn Hotel. A statement from the confederation says this is due to the request made by the Lesotho Sports and Recreation Commission(LSRC) with regard to suspension of all travel trips into and from Lesotho by…

Ministry of Education provide guidelines for education institutions on Coronavirus preventive measures

March 18, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Even though Malawi has so far not registered any positive case of Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology maintains that it is advisable to remain vigilant against infection of the disease. The Ministry has since provided guidelines to all education institutions in the country on how to manage the disease during school time as well as on holidays. A statement released on Tuesday by Secretary for Education, Science and Technology Justin Saidi urges all institutions to…

What Africa might teach the World: Covid-19 and Ebola compared

March 18, 2020

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Analysis by Paul Richards, African Arguments Covid-19 is a flu-like illness with symptoms that include fever, cough, and breathing problems, caused by a corona virus (SARS CoV-2). Like Ebola, the virus causing Covid-19 circulates within populations of bats and crossed over to humans via the bush meat trade. The first human cases were identified in China in December 2019, and the infection has now (March 2020) reached more than 100 countries. The disease is now recognised by the World…