Could China’s search for Covid-19 vaccine be finally yielding results?
When coronavirus disease (COVID-19) hit Wuhan, Central China’s Hubei province, late 2019, the Beijing Government successfully sequenced it and reported the genetic information to the World Health...
View Article16 million Malawians could contract Covid-19, cause to worry – Namarika
Ministry of Health Principal Secretary (PS) Dan Namarika has said up to 16 million Malawians could be infected with Covid-19, the strands of the novel coronavirus pandemic in a year. Currently,...
View ArticleCovid-19 patient accuses Malawi government of faking his illness
A suspected Covid-19 patient in Nkhotakota District has accused Malawi government through the Ministry of Health (MoH) of faking his illness. The 26-year-old patient whom the Malawi government claimed...
View ArticlePlan Malawi donates protective equipment for Covid-19 response
Plan International Malawi – an organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls – on Thursday afternoon donated personal protective equipment (PPEs) worth US$130,000 (approximately...
View ArticleAsian community helps Mzuzu Central Hospital steps up Covid-19 preps
Mzuzu Asian Business Community has donated personal protective equipment (PPE) to Mzuzu Central Hospital (MCH) and renovated an isolation facility in preparation for the management of coronavirus...
View ArticleLafarge donate hand sanitisers to Queen’s hospitals
Lafarge Cement Malawi has joined the country in the fight against coronavirus pandemic through donation of liquid soap and hand sanitizer to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) in Blantyre. The...
View ArticleDC appeals for Covid-19 testing laboratory in Karonga
Karonga District Commissioner, Paul Kalilombe has appealed to government to consider providing a Covid-19 testing laboratory in the district, saying it is more prone to the virus. Kalilombe was...
View ArticleQueen’s Hospital needs additional 1000 healthcare workers: KCN’s Kameza...
Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) the country’s major referral centre needs additional 1 162 healthcare workers, the facility’s director Dr Samson Mndolo told Deputy Minister of Defence...
View ArticleMzuzu registers second Covid-19 patient: Malawi cases rise to 38
There has been a new case of coronavirus in northern city of Mzuzu, bringing the total cases in Malawi to 38, including some recoveries and three deaths, Minister of Health Jappie Mhango has confirmed...
View ArticlePhalombe Hospital ready to open August 2020 – Minister
The long awaited Phalombe District Hospital will be ready to open in August, 2020, Minister of Transport and Public Works, Ralph Jooma has disclosed. The Minister toured the construction works on...
View ArticleCoronavirus frontline health workers tracing patients contacts
Ministry of Health coronavirus frontline health workers are tracing people who have been in contact with two Covid-19 patients in Mzuzu. Over the weekend, Mzuzu registered two confirmed coronavirus...
View ArticleMalawi coronavirus cases now at 41: 2 Tanzanians test positive in Blantyre
Two cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic have been registered in Blantyre , Minister of Health Jappie Mhango has confirmed. Mhango said the two patients of Covid-19 are Tanzanian nationals. One is...
View ArticleMalawi Covid-19 cases reach 43: First patient in Thyolo as Lilongwe records...
Malawi has registered two more Covid 19, the strands for coronavirus pandemic cases to take the tally to 43 since the first cases were recorded on April 2 this year. Minister of Health Jappie Mhango...
View ArticleMalawi, Zambia DCs share notes on coronavirus prevention
M’mbelwa District Council plans to put a quarantine facility at Mqocha, on the borderswith Zambia, as part of the district’s Coronavirus (Covid-19) reposnse. M’mbelwa District Council acting district...
View ArticleMalawi adds two coronavirus test centres: Balaka and Zomba
Ministry of Health has announced introduction of two new coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic testing centres adding to the five laboratories the country had. Briefing the media in Lilongwe on the status of...
View ArticleMalawi records 13 new Covid-19 cases, 5 health workers: Now 56 confirmed cases
Malawi has registered 13 new Covid-19 cases, the strands for coronavirus pandemic taking the tally to 56 with three deaths since the first case was reported on April 2 this year. Minister of Health...
View ArticleM’mbelwa Council to train 120 community members in Mzimba on Covid-19
M’mbelwa District Council disaster desk officer, George Gopani has revealed that the local council will train 120 community members on COVID-19 prevention and management skills. He made the remarks...
View ArticleMidwives demand decongestion of Malawi hospitals: ‘Social distancing not...
The Association of Malawian midwives (AMAMI) has demanded decongestion of public health facilities to ensure the safety of midwives is guaranteed by maintaining social distancing amid the coronavirus...
View ArticleHealth activist slam Malawi politicians over disregard to Covid-19 preventive...
A health rights activist is worried over continued disregard of deadly coronavirus (Covid-19) preventive measures as politicians continue to hold mass rallies. On Sunday, the opposition alliance and...
View ArticleMalawi Covid-19 cases rise to 57
Minister of Health Jappie Mhango has announced that one more coronavirus Covid-19_ case has been recorded in the country bringing the total number to 56 with three deaths since the first case was...
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