Coronavirus (Covid 19) cases have hit 57 with the latest being registered in Mulanje and officially meaning that the pandemic has hit 10 of the country’s 28 districts.
Minister of Health Jappie Mhango, briefing journalists in Mzuzu yesterday, said the Mulanje case involves a 27-year-old man who came from South Africa on April 27 2020 through Mwanza Border Post.
Lilongwe remains the worst hit with 24 cases, including two deaths, followed by Blantyre with 16 confirmed cases and one death, Thyolo is third with eight cases while Mzuzu has three and one each in Mulanje, Zomba, Nkhotakota, Mangochi, Karonga and Zomba.
Mhango has since expressed displeasure at how politicians are handling the matter.
He said government will engage political parties on both sides of the divide to explain the seriousness of the pandemic and appreciate precautionary measures put in place to control its further spread.
Health rights activist Maziko Matemba said politicians seem to have forgotten the danger that is Covid 19, as they are prioritising politics instead of people’s health.
Meanwhile, Mzuzu Central Hospital has started screening outside its facility.
No one is allowed to get into the compound before undergoing the process.
The hospital’s director Frank Sinyiza said the measures are aimed at ensuring that all people are screened and necessary action taken on time.
