BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)—As the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise exponentially in Malawi, the government through the Ministry of Health has ordered District Commissioners to place all travelers from outside the country under quarantine for 14 days as a measure to contain the disease.
According to a statement issued on Wednesday signed by health ministry Principal Secretary Dr. Dan Namalika, all travelers placed under quarantine should be followed physically or by phone.
The statement further says this should be handled jointly with law enforcers and if any of them develops signs or symptoms of covid-19 within the 14 days period, a sample must be collected for further testing.
Commenting on the matter, Physicians Assistant Union president Solomaon Jumah, has asked the government to support the quarantine centres with the necessary requirements.
“What is needed is that the quarantine centres must be allocated doctors or health workers. The health workers must be well supported economically and psychologically. They must have food and all necessary the necessary requirements,” said Jumah in an interview with Zodiak.
Malawi government also announced a 21-day national lockdown last week but Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) sought court injunction restraining the government from implementing it.
As of today 23 April, Malawi has recorded 33 cases of covid-19 and three deaths.
On March 11, World Health Organisation announced that Covid-19 was a pandemic.
