KARONGA (MaraviPost): Reporting from MBC online appear to suggest residents in the northern part of the border district of Karonga have expressed concern over lack of seriousness in observing preventive measures against the spread of the Coronavirus.
According to the reporting, these observations were made during a tour by the Malawi Red Cross Society on its intervention measures in high risk areas of the district.
Malawi Red Cross Society Communications Manager Felix Washoni said in addition to volunteers already on the ground, the organization will also embark on civic education in the district on the prevalence of the Covid-19 pandemic as well as preventive measures.
Felix Washoni said a visit to some of these areas in Karonga North has revealed that while residents are now observing preventive measures, some sections especially nearer to the border with Tanzania are neglecting the messages.
Thomas Mughogho, a trader at Kiwe trading centre, says the situation can be attributed to mixed messages about the pandemic with people from Tanzania saying the disease does not exist and he calls for more sensitization on the matter.
Despite not reporting any new cases since April this year in neighboring Tanzania, screening at the Songwe border post continues although observations show some people crossing from the other side resist the preventive measures that have been put in place by the Immigration Department.
Sourced from Blair Mhone, MBC.