Former President of Malawi, Joyce Banda has said that there is no coronavirus infection in her country, accusing the government of faking figures.
Malawi has officially reported of 455 coronavirus cases with four deaths and 55 recoveries. But at a political rally in Nkhatabay, Joyce Banda claimed there no cases of COVID-19 yet in Malawi.
She told those at the event that “We are hearing news that there is Coronavirus outbreak in the world, we thank God for favoring our country as we don’t have it here, they are faking it.”
Banda continued to say that “We are therefore demanding all the funds which have been pumped into Malawi in the name of COVID-19 to the rightful owners and be used for development projects.”
The former leader however in March, according to local media reporting accused the government of hiding coronavirus cases.
Last week, a survey conducted in Malawi showed that majority of Malawians were not worried and scared of coronavirus but rather were concerned about hunger.
81 percent of those spoken to as part of the survey said they were scared of hunger than the deadly virus which has killed many across the world.
About 60% of those surveyed were also concerned about the collapse of the healthcare system in the country while another 76% are afraid of stigma from catching the virus.
The poll was conducted between 7 and 28 May by Malawi’s Institute of Public Opinion and Research (Ipor) and the Swedish researchers.
Ipor said in a statement that “the majority of Malawians are not very worried about becoming infected with COVID19.
The percentage varies across districts, with the highest amount of concern in Chipita and Karonga, on the Tanzanian border, but most are not very worried.”
Source: Africafeeds.com
