The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) says correct and relevant information on Covid-19 by the media can save lives, while irresponsible reporting cost lives.

MACRA Director General Godfrey Itai spoke Monday morning in Lilongwe on the sidelines of a training of media managers on responsible coverage of the pandemic.

Itai has noted that some political leaders,using broadcasters, have been misleading Malawians that the Covid-19 pandemic is not real.