COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi
Appearance
COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Malawi |
First outbreak | Wuhan, China via India |
Index case | Lilongwe |
Arrival date | 2 April 2020 (4 years, 6 months, 2 weeks and 2 days) |
Confirmed cases | 9,027[1] |
Active cases | 2,744 |
Recovered | 5,838 |
Deaths | 235 |
Fatality rate | 2.6% |
Government website | |
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The COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached Malawi on 2 April 2020.[2] It has spread to all the districts of the country.
President Peter Mutharika confirmed the country's first three cases of coronavirus disease 2019 on 2 April. The three cases include a Malawian of Asian origin who travelled back from India, her relative and their housemaid.[3]
On 7 April, the first death from the infection was reported.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "COVID-19 - MOHP MALAWI". covid19.health.gov.mw. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ↑ Foundation, Thomson Reuters. "Malawi records first three cases of coronavirus". news.trust.org. Archived from the original on 2020-05-30. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
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has generic name (help) - ↑ "Malawi confirms three cases of coronavirus of coronavirus: President Mutharika calls for calm". NyasaTimes.com. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ↑ "Just In: Malawi Registers First Covid-19 Death". FaceofMalawi.com. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.