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January 1, 2021 Duncan Mlanjira -Nyasa Times 9 Comments The fears of a second wave of the COVID-19 are now real as on New Year’s Day two new related deaths have been recorded while 101 new cases have been registered in the past 24 hours of New Year’s Day. Phuka: oted with concern that of all preventive measures, wearing of face masks appear to have gone down. A situation report from co-chairperson of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19  Dr John Phuka says of the 101 cases, 32 are locally transmitted infections and 25 are currently admitted — 12 at Queen Elizabeth, 10 at K...

December 24, 2020 Judith Moyo - Nyasa Times 32 Comments The Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) Church has announced that in compliance with Malawi’s government new Covid-19 regulations, the prophet Shephered Bushiri led church will hold the much touted 2020/21 Miracle Night Crossover online on 31st December. Bushiri to have ECG Church online  ‘miracle crossover’ service  In a statement released by its spokesperson Ephraim Nyondo, the church said over 1 million people worldwide will be accomodated in an online streaming conference through internet portal Zoom and ‘Major 1 C...

December 23, 2020 Wanga Gwede - Nyasa Times 23 Comments Malawi government  through the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19  has announced the sealing of the country’s  borders and a gathering of over 100 people Chiponda: New measurers in an unprecedented move  to disrupt the chains of infection of coronavirus pandemic. Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, who is also co-chair of the task force,  announced the measures in Lilongwe on Tuesday, saying  the sealing of borders  is among a string of tough actions by government  to fight the rising cases of the virus pandem...

December 23, 2020 BLANTYRE, Malawi Malawi on Wednesday closed its border for the next 14 days following a new surge in coronavirus cases in the country. “The only people who will be allowed through the entry border posts are Malawians deported from other countries, those returning home and providers of essential services,” Information Minister Gospel Kazako said at a news briefing. Kazako said the south eastern African nation has also restricted public gatherings to 100 people. He also announced that Labour Minister Ken Kandodo has been hospitalized in the capital Lilongwe after testing p...

According to a memo seen by this publication, Ministry of Education staff will be working from home. This is the first office to be closed after the country started registering low cases of the global pandemic. For the past months, the country has been registering few case and at some point not registering at all. However, Chairperson for the Presidential Taskforce John Phuka has said that the cases have started rising again hence calling on the general public not to relax in following Covid-19 preventive measures. Most of people are not following Covid-19 preventive measures such as not wear...