Presidential taskforce on Covid-19 officials are warning against excessive herb and concoction taking as remedy to covid-19, saying this can be disastrous to people’s health. Dr. John Phuka, Co-Chairperson for Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 says home remedies should be used in moderation as they have the potential to cause stress on various organs. Phuka says […]
Malawi has registered 562 new coronavirus (Covid-19) in the last 24-hour reporting period and hospital deaths has risen by 9 amid a surge of infections, 18 new recoveries and the highest number of admissions at 167 in 18 hospitals across the country with Blantyre still as the highest at 71. However, co-chairperson of the […]
January 15, 2021 Owen Khamula - Nyasa Times 12 Comments
Authorities are today sacrificing their Chilembwe Day holiday to continue with covid-19 tests at Lilongwe Girls Secondary which has since registered the highest number of infections for students.
Covid tests at Lilongwe Girls Secondary School
Yesterday, Lilongwe girls secondary school registered in total 137 positive cases.
Minister of Education Agnes Nyalonje said yesterday the testing exercise continues this morning.
Meanwhile, the Presidential Taskforce on Covid 19 is appealing for calm as it works on finding ways to curb the spread of the virus in learning institutions.
This follows the commotion that ensued at Lilongwe Girls Secondary School when parents and guardians demanded that the school releases their children who tested positive.
SABC News
MALAWIAN President Lazarus Chakwera decreed three days of national mourning after two members of his cabinet succumbed to Covid-19 Tuesday.
Local Government Minister Lingson Belekenyama and the Minister for Transport Muhammad Sidik Mia died in the capital Lilongwe.
The two are the highest-ranking public officials so far to succumb to the virus in Malawi.
Chakwera said the government was considering declaring a state of emergency.
On Monday Malawi recorded 452 new Covid-19 cases and 10 new deaths, the highest daily average since the first case was confirmed in April, the co-chair of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19, John Phuka, said in a statement.