No easy ride for Malawian-SA returnees
The government has stopped assisting Malawian returnees from South Africa with clearance and escort services effective 1 June, 2021. Health Minister and Co-chairperson of the...
Tag : COVID-19
Current Covid situation not warranting tight restrictions-Mwansambo
The Ministry of Health has indicated that it will likely tighten Covid-19 restrictions if the positivity rate increases. Restrictions were recently eased after a sharp...
Health authorities send Salima covid samples for sequencing
Capital Hill is working on establishing the possible existence of a Covid 19 variant in the country after some expatriates who recently came in from...
Govt told to strictly implement Asia travel ban
The government is being pushed to ensure strict adherence to the set new travel restriction for some Asian countries that have been heavily hit by...
Critics demand punishment of K6.2 bn looters
Critics are imploring the government to act swiftly on recommendations made in the recently released report on the usage and accountability of the 6.2 billion...
Official resumption of sports activities awaits review
Official resumption of all local sports activities awaits a scheduled review this week of prevailing restrictions on public gatherings by the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19....
Covid-19 urban cash transfer enters second phase
The second disbursement of the K20-billion- Covid19 Urban Cash Transfer Intervention is in progress. This Intervention seeks to cushion 199,000 vulnerable households against the socio-economic...
Where are the free face masks?
Members of the public are yet to start receiving free face masks from their district and city councils, about two months after President Lazarus Chakwera...
Nearly 2500 vaccinated on first day
The authorities have managed to inoculate just under 2,500 people on the first day of administration of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine yesterday, Monday. Former President...
Covid-19 vaccination rolls out in Malawi, Chakwera gets first jab
President Lazarus Chakwera has cautioned Malawians against spreading unfounded rumours about the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. Speaking when he officially rolled-out administration of the vaccine at...