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February 8, 2021 Chipambano Mbewe – Nyasa Times 3 Comments Some local disability organisations in Malawi have pleaded for inclusivity of the persons with disabilities  in the newly National  Preparedness and Response Strategic Plan which is currently being drafted by The Presidential Task Force on Covid-19. VIHEMA officials and stakeholders The organisations which are under the Federation of Disability Organisations in Malawi (FEDOMA)  and  others registered by the Non Governmenta...

Government is reviewing whether to proceed with the planned rollout of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after a research showed it offered minimal protection against mild infection from a new variant spreading in the country from South Africa blamed for the surge in cases. South Africa announced on Monday its pause after researchers from the University of Witwatersrand […]

The nation has declared a 'state of disaster' as hospitals run out of ventilators and beds fill up

February 5, 2021 Watipaso Mzungu - Nyasa Times 10 Comments The Minister of Information and Communication Technologies, Gospel Kazako, has commended Malawians for up and seek clarification from duty-bearers on the Covid-19 vaccine  developed by British-Swedish pharmaceutical AstraZeneca in partnership with Oxford University. Ministers of Infomation Gospel Kazako (L): Every citizen has the right to know what sort of vaccine is being injected into their bodies. -Pic (C) Daniel Namwini-Mana...

BLANTYRE, Malawi —  Malawi faces a resurgence of COVID-19 that is overwhelming the southern African country where a presidential residence and a national stadium have been turned into field hospitals in efforts to save lives. President Lazarus Chakwera, just six months in office, lost two Cabinet ministers to COVID-19 in January amid a surge that led him to declare a state of national disaster in all of Malawi’s 28 districts. Chakwera declared three days of national mourning over the dea...

By Saidi Winnes The Mental Expert Ndumanene Devlin Silungwe has said that turning of Bingu National Stadium as a Field Hospital has a potential to bring distress or anxiety as they would be the thinking that the disease might spread in their area The Mental Expert disclosed this during an exclusive interview today. “It is unlikely that it will bring mental disease, but it is possible to bring distress or anxiety on the thinking that the disease might spread in their area” he said Ndumanene ...

Chairperson for the Taskforce John Phuka revealed this yesterday during the daily covid-29 updates in Lilongwe. According to Phuka, the field hospitals will provide adequate space which help to improve quality of care to patients. Phuka added that Bingu National Stadium is one of the filed hospitals saying that it is expected to be opened in due course as all the preparations and logistics are at an advanced stage. He therefore gave a few tips to the people who have surrounded the stadium to fo...

January 28, 2021 Zawadi Chilunga - Nyasa Times 21 Comments United Democratic Front (UDF) party has asked government to involve all stakeholders on the vaccination plan for Covid-19 to ensure that the right message is communicated to the masses.  Atupele : We need an urgent plan for vaccinations. This follows an announcement by Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo-Chiponda that the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine in the country will take place in March with health workers and people with...

3 Min Read BLANTYRE (Reuters) - Two senior Malawian cabinet ministers and two other senior political figures died on Tuesday from COVID-19, the government said. The deaths followed a cabinet meeting and other gatherings attended by politicians over the Christmas period, but officials did not say where the victims were infected. Local Government Minister Lingson Berekanyama and Transport Minister Sidik Mia both succumbed to the disease in the early hours of Tuesday, the government spokesman said...

At least 81 Covid-19 patients have recovered from the condition in the past 24 hours, bringing the total cumulative recoveries to 6,780 so far. During its daily status update session yesterday, the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 confirmed that the country recorded some 592 new coronavirus cases out of 1,583 tests conducted hours before the update. Presently, 323 patients have been admitted to various facilities with Lilongwe leading the pack at 128 total admissions seconded by Blantyre�...