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news Feature: Use of natural remedies to combat COVID-19 trending in Malawi , © Provided by N.C.N. Limited Photo taken on Jan. 22, 2021 shows vendors selling lemon in Thyolo, Malawi. (Xinhua/Joseph Mizere) Natural remedies have become one of the popular ways for treating COVID-19 infections among a growing number of Malawians. People are using a mixture of ginger, lemons and garlic as a remedy to boost the human immune system among many treatments. BLANTYRE, Malawi, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Natural remedies have become one of the popular ways for treating COVID-19 infections amon...

January 26, 2021 Owen Khamula - Nyasa Times 5 Comments A senior police officer in Mchinji has died of Covid-19, a situation which is unsettling police authorities at Area 30 in Lilongwe. Police Officer-in-Charge for Namizana Border post in Mchinji, Fly Khalichi, died last night. Mchinji district hospital authorities say he had earlier tested positive for Covid-19. This comes barely a week after Officer-in-Charge for Mchinji Police Station, George Mtetemera, also succumbed to the virus. Acting Officer-in-Charge for Mchinji Police Station, Mike Chambakata, confirmed the latest death but ...

President Lazarus Chakwera has commended several Malawian institutions and private citizens for their vibrant initiative to raise money and contribute to buy personal protective equipment (PPE) and medicines in public hospitals to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. Addressing the nation on Sunday, Chakwera said he has ordered the presidential taskforce on Covid-19 to engage the various […]

As the country’s health facilities continue to register a surge in coronavirus pandemic Society of Medical Doctors is asking for more assistance from well-wishers to help secure oxygen cylinders, essential medicines and personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline workers in public hospitals. Dr. Victor Mithi, one of Malawi’s health experts who is also president of the Society of […]

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 […]