Malawi is currently pegged at Level 4 – very high risk – as far as Covid-19 levels are concerned and the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention has since warned people across the world to avoid travelling to the south-east African country.
CDC announcement comes heads-on-heels of new Covid-19 measures effective Friday that were announced by health minister, Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, who is also co-chairperson of the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19.
Minister of Health Chiponda appeals for vigilance
“Because of the current situation in Malawi, even fully vaccinated travellers may be at risk for getting and spreading COVID-19 variants,” CDC warns.
Cumulatively, Malawi has recorded 37,983 cases including 1,227 deaths (Case Fatality Rate is at 3.23%). Of these cases, 2,479 are imported infections and 35,504 are locally transmitted. Cumulatively, 33,681 cases have now recovered (recovery rate of 88.7%) and 232 were lost to follow-up, according to the update.