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As of Tuesday, there was a total of 259 active cases under admissions in over 20 hospitals across the country with Blantyre having the highest at 83 followed by 80 in
There were 46 cases that were admitted in treatment units on Tuesday while 45 were discharged.
Following increases in the number of admissions, the health authorities are creating more space for treatment units at referral hospitals including establishing field hospitals -- one of which has just been commissioned at
In addition to providing manpower, oxygen and technical support to other wards at Queens, MSF is setting up an additional ward of 40 beds dedicated to Covid-19 patients, which will be fully equipped and staffed by MSF.
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In his speech at the presentation ceremony on Tuesday,
"What is apparent now is that the COVID-19 pandemic has made it very difficult for communities to thrive," Katandula said. "The disruption to livelihoods and the devastation being caused by death due to Covid-19 is unprecedented.
"Therefore, following the public appeal for assistance made to the private sector by the state President Dr.
This contribution is also in addition to the K10 million Illovo donated during the first wave of the pandemic to the Kameza isolation center in form of hospital beds and monitors and a further K60 million support for
Illovo also has ongoing internal campaign tagged 'Covid-19: It's In Our Hands' which it launched in
"The contribution to Queens also confirms our firm commitment to join the government in its efforts to those that are adversely affected by the virus in the country.
"We hope that our contribution as well as those of many others from the private sector will in some way help to ease the financial burden which the government is facing in its efforts to fight this pandemic," Katandula said.
He applauded healthcare workers across the country for their dedication to save lives and encouraged the public to religiously adhere to all preventive protocols such as the wearing of masks, washing of hands and maintaining social distancing at all times.
As of Tuesday, the country registered 538 new Covid-19 cases, 573 new recoveries, 14 new deaths -- bringing a total number of active cases at 14,449 with recoveries at 9,518 and related deaths at 726 (case fatality rate at 2.9%).
All new cases are locally transmitted with Mzimba North as the highest at 166 followed by Blantyre at 142 and 101 from
From the 14 new Covid-19 related deaths, five were from
Cumulatively,
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