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Covid-19 Outbreak on Malawi Perspective
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Mzuzu University Private Bag 201 Luwinga Mzuzu Malawi, MALAWI
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Yangtze University Nanhuan road 1th, Jingzhou city, Hubei province, CHINA
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Chidimbah Financial Consultants, MALAWI
Online publication date: 2020-04-03
Publication date: 2020-04-03
Electron J Gen Med 2020;17(4):em210
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On 31 December 2019 COVID-19 case was first reported in Wuhan China as a respiratory disease. With the declaration of World Health Organization (WHO) as a global pandemic, Covid-19 Virus is spreading globally at a faster rate. Despite its in more than 204 countries in the world, Malawi as of 31 March 2019 is among the countries that have not registered any case. Looking at its economic, political and health status its recommended that the authorities should strengthen more preventive measures in order to prevent the pandemic to enter into Malawi.
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