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  • Writer's pictureJoseph Bonner

Malawi confirms three coronavirus cases, bring the number to 50 of African countries infected


Malawi confirms three coronavirus cases, bring the number to 50 of African countries infected In a Special Address to the Nation, Malawi President Peter Mutharika confirmed on Thursday that the total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Malawi is three. Making it the first recorded cases in the southern African country. All cases are confirmed in the region of Lilongwe. According to President Mutharika, a 63-year-old patient had recently traveled to India. Two of her domestic workers also contracted the notorious coronavirus. Just last week, President Mutharika declared a state of national disaster over the pandemic. There are presently four countries in Africa unaffected. They are South Sudan, Lesotho, Principe, Sao Tome and Comoros.

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