By Tione Andsen Lilongwe, November 30, Mana: Government of the State of Israel has donated 10,000 Covid-19 testing kits to Malawi government in an effort to fight the pandemic in the country, The donation was made Monday in Lilongwe when Deputy Ambassador to the State of Israel, Eyal David presented the equipment to Minister of […]
Dear Ministry of Health, After having been unwell with cold symptoms and fevers for a longer period despite isolation and recovery time, I contacted the Blantyre District Health Office (DHO) for advice on testing for COVID-19. They referred me to the only place testing can be done in Blantyre which is at Queen Elizabeth Central […]
By Glory Msowoya Blantyre, October 26, Mana: The Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) says it still faces a deficit of K3 billion to cater for the expenses of its Covid-19 preparedness and response plan whose total budget is K5 billion. Secretary General for the Malawi Red Cross Society, McBain Kanongodza made the revelation on Sunday in […]
By Tione Andsen Lilongwe, October 22, Mana: Malawians have warned to be very cautious in observing Covid-19 preventive measures to avoid falling into second wave of the pandemic. Dean of Public Health and Family Medicine and Co-Chairperson of the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19, Dr John Phuka made the warning when he delivered a key note […]
By Lily Kampani Lilongwe, October 21, Mana: The People’s Republic of China, through the Chinese ambassador, Liu Hongyang has donated MK20 million and 100, 000 thousand disposable masks towards the fight against Coronavirus in primary and secondary schools across Malawi. The ambassador made the donation in Lilongwe on Wednesday through the ‘Shaping Our Future Foundation’ […]
The Football Association Of Malawi (FAM) Covid-19 Task Force on Monday held a session with the Super League of Malawi Executive Committee aimed at orienting the Elite League runners on Covid-19 guidelines ahead of football resumption. Task Force Chairperson Chimango Munthali said the session, which took place at Mount Soche Hotel in Blantyre, focused on […]
By Enalla Mnyenyembe & Salome Gangire Mzuzu, October 8, Mana: Government will from October 12 conduct a Covid-19 prevalence survey across the country to establish the prevalence of active Covid -19 infections with the goal to contribute towards the national response to Covid-19 pandemic. The survey dubbed “Community and Facility Based Covid -19 Surveillance” will […]
United States of America President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for coronavirus. “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19,” Trump tweeted, referring to his wife, First Lady Melania Trump. He added: “We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!” The confirmation came […]
By Tione Andsen Lilongwe, September 15, Mana: National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Tuesday expressed concern that Presidential Committee on Covid-19 has been left out in the quest to combating the pandemic in the country. Executive Director for NICE Trust, Ollen Mwalubunju made the remarks during the launch of students, parents and teachers engagement campaign […]
By Tione Andsen Lilongwe, September 15, Mana: Government has admitted that Covid-19 pandemic still remains a public health threat that has resulted into a new social order. Minister of Civic Education and National Unity, Timothy Mtambo said this Tuesday during the launch of students, parents and teachers engagement campaign on Covid-19 which will be carried […]