There is growing outrage following revelation that Malmed Healthcare Service allegedly organized a special arrangement with Asian community for COVID-19 vaccination exercise in Blantyre which was slated for today.

Blantyre District Health Office has stopped testing people for COVID-19 as it has run out of test kits.

The Blantyre District Health Office says has managed to trace thirteen people who tested COVID-19 positive but bolted Kamuzu stadium isolation center in Blantyre about two weeks ago.

Director of Health and Social Services in Blantyre, Dr Gift Kawalazira, says there is a need for more health support such as the Personal Protective Equipment as most (PPE) is disposable.

The Blantyre District Health Office is testing samples of a driver, two sons and a man whose wife was tested COVID-19 positive in Kenya over the weekend.

The Petroleum Importers Limited (PIL) has donated essential medical items to Blantyre District Health Office in an effort to prevent the Corona Virus from entering the country.