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March 14, 2021 Nyasa Times Reporter 3 Comments
Government is closing down Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe as Covid-19 field hospital.
Bingu Stadium Covid-19 hospital
In a memo signed by Kate Longwe for secretary for Health, the decision to decommission the stadium as a covid-19 field hospital has been arrived at because of decreasing number of Covid-19 cases.
“As you are aware, the cases of Covid-19 and admissions are decreasing. Following this downward trend, the Kamuzu central hospital management is considering moving back the Covid-19 patients to KCH,” says the memo.
The hospital management has since invited stakeholders for a meeting to discuss the decommissioning of the stadium as a Covid-19 field hospital.
March 9, 2021 Nyasa Times Reporter 6 Comments
Speaker of parliament Catherane Gotani Hara has recovered from Covid-19 infection, her sister Dr. Thandie Hara has said on her Facebook wall and Leader of the House Richard Chimwendo Banda also announced in the 193-strong House.
Speaker Gotani Hara: Fit and well
Dr Hara says the Speaker is fine and thanks everybody who were with her in prayer until her full recovery.
Medical documents indicate she is now Covid-19 negative after going into a two week self isolation aS some members in her household tested positive for the virus.
This comes as a huge relief to the National Assembly which has lost four members of parliament and two powerful cabinet ministers due to the infection.