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Malawi: Returnees From South Africa Torch Prison Facilities, Protest Quarantine
Nyasa Times, 11 January 2021
Property has been destroyed at Mapanga Prison Training College in Blantyre following a scuffle between Malawians who recently returned from South Africa and police officers. Read more »
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Malawi: Police Moves in Fast to Enforce Covid-19 Preventive Measures
Nyasa Times, 10 January 2021
Malawi Police have moved in fast to enforce Covid-19 preventive measures as the country has lost 12 people in the past 24 hours due to virus pandemic. Read more »
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Malawi: 500 Malawian Returnees Arrive From South Africa
Nyasa Times, 10 January 2021
At least 518 Malawian returnees arrived in the country from South Africa yesterday through Mwanza border amid concerns from some quarters in society that the returnees were… Read more »
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Malawi: Spiraling Covid-19 Infection Rate As Chakwera Turns to Prayer
Nyasa Times, 11 January 2021
Malawi continues to register spiralling coronavirus infection rate and public hospitals are struggling to cope with the second wave with 15 related deaths reported on Sunday and… Read more »
Malawi Enforces Covid-19 Restrictions as Cases Surge
Property has been destroyed at Mapanga Prison Training College in Blantyre following a scuffle between Malawians who recently returned from South Africa and police officers. The returnees went rioting as they demanded their passports back and immediate release to go to their homes, protesting the quarantine protocol. Malawi Police have moved in fast to enforce Covid-19 preventive measures in a country where over 225 people have died from a cumulative 8,575 cases. The police's swift action follows a directive by the presidential taskforce on Covid-19.
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As of November 26, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,621,143 while over 142,812,626 vaccinations have been administered across the ... Read more »
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A health expert has predicated a drop in cholera cases for 2020, thanks to the Covid-19 protocols. Maziko Matemba, one of the leading commentators on health matters has said the ... Read more »
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Malawi will be given U.S.$101.96 million additional funds from the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Rapid Credit Facility (RCF), to address the economic impact of Covid-19. Tao ... Read more »
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The National Covid-19 Office is in the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC), effectively replacing the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19. This office will be providing ... Read more »
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Former Malawi president Joyce Banda has accussed the government of bloating COVID-19 figures and abusing resources for the pandemic in the country. While acknowledging the ... Read more »
