Author: Chimatiro, Chancy Skenard; Hajison, Precious Luwidzyi
Title: What led to upsurge of COVID-19 cases in Malawi? Public health perspective Cord-id: elvyk37p Document date: 2021_3_16
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Snippet: The health system in Malawi has been overwhelmed with the growing number of COVID-19 cases during second wave of attack. The number of confirmed cases and case fatality rate has significantly increased as compared to the first episode between the months of January to June 2020. Majority of cases reported are through internal transmission, with no history of international travelling. Those in urban areas are most affected as compared to rural areas. Strict preventive measures with multi-sectoral
Document: The health system in Malawi has been overwhelmed with the growing number of COVID-19 cases during second wave of attack. The number of confirmed cases and case fatality rate has significantly increased as compared to the first episode between the months of January to June 2020. Majority of cases reported are through internal transmission, with no history of international travelling. Those in urban areas are most affected as compared to rural areas. Strict preventive measures with multi-sectoral collaboration are urgently required to curb the further spread of the disease. This paper discusses some of the factors that have led to upsurge of COVID-19 cases in Malawi from public health perspective.
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