The government of Malawi has sent four buses to South Africa to rescue Malawians stranded because of the ongoing lockdown to prevent further spread of Coronavirus.

The development comes barely days after the country received 10 dead bodies of Malawians who died in South Africa during lockdown.

The bodies arrived in the country through Mwaza border.

Mwanza border Public Relations Officer Pasqually Zulu confirmed of the development, saying the four buses left the country on Monday.

Zulu said the stranded Malawians will be picked in Cape Town, Kwazulu Natal and Johannesburg.

According to Zulu, the buses are expected to return to Malawi over the weekend.

South Africa has been heavily hit by COVID-19 and the country has registered over 3, 000 cases at the moment.