Blantyre City on Monday banned street vending, weddings, and other social gatherings within the city due to Corona Virus disease (COVID-19), Mayor Wild Ndipo announced.  

The Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services has suspended World Meteorological Day celebrations following President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika’s directive on Coronavirus which effectively banned gatherings of over 100 people.

In a very swift response to President Arthur Peter Mutharika’s declaration of State of  Disaster over COVID-19, the Malawi Union Conference- which is the central governing body of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in the country, has closed doors of all its churches.

Government has reaffirmed that the country's economy remains on course with a projection of a 5 percent growth rate. Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Joseph Mwanamvekha said this in parliament during the presentation of 2019/2020 mid-year budget statement.