Friday, May 27, 2022
  • About Us
  • ImagiNATION
  • Adverts
  • Rate Card
  • Contact Us
The Nation Online
Advertisement
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Life & Style
    • Every Woman
      • Soul
      • Family
    • Religion
    • Feature
  • Society
  • Columns
  • Sports
  • Chichewa
  • Enation
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Life & Style
    • Every Woman
      • Soul
      • Family
    • Religion
    • Feature
  • Society
  • Columns
  • Sports
  • Chichewa
  • Enation
No Result
View All Result
No Result
View All Result
Home News National News

Angry mob targets Covid-19 patient in Nkhata Bay

by Nation Online
14/05/2020
in National News
2 min read
0
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on WhatsAppShare on LinkedinLinkedinShare via Email

 An angry mob at Ngonga, 12 kilometres away from Chintheche in Nkhata Bay, on Tuesday night descended on the house of a 27-year-old man who escaped from an isolation centre at Karonga District Hospital on Saturday.

In an interview yesterday, Chintheche Police Station officer-in-charge Alex Simenti said the people were not pleased with the man’s presence in the area and with reports that he had been visiting places in the area.


 
 Health workers picking the
patient up at Ngonga

Reports indicate that the escapee travelled to Mpata in Karonga before proceeding to his home at Kachere near Chintheche.

Said Simenti: “They did not want him to be in the area. So, they wanted to torch the house and kill him. But some well-wishers alerted police. When we reached there, they told us that they did not want him in the area.

“With the help of medical personnel, we took him to his relatives at Chintheche, where they also refused to accommodate him. After convincing them, they accepted him.”

Eye witnesses in Nkhata Bay said the patient was in contact with many people who used the same public transport and that he patronised drinking joints at Chintheche.

Hospital authorities in Karonga and Nkhata Bay admitted on Tuesday they were in a dilemma regarding tracing the patient’s contacts.

Malawi Health Equity Network (Mhen) executive director George Jobe condemned the patient’s conduct.

Minister of Health Jappie Mhango said in an interview on Tuesday the gazetted rules on Covid-19 management stipulate punishments for such people.

“I am still grappling with the puzzle on how he escaped. I have since instituted investigations,” he said.

Previous Post

Two sides of Kamuzu Day

Next Post

Mchinji residents want council to account for missing funds

Related Posts

Gwengwe: We have started negotiations
Front Page

Govt, IMF talk deal

May 26, 2022
Front Page

Minister orders Martse’s death inquiry

May 26, 2022
The cyclones left destruction in their wake
National News

Dodma raises K35bn for cyclone response

May 26, 2022
Next Post

Mchinji residents want council to account for missing funds

Opinions and Columns

Business Unpacked

Tame egos, take risks to grow economy

May 26, 2022
People’s Tribunal

What was that press briefing all about?

May 22, 2022
Big Man Wamkulu

Wife, in-law plotting my downfall

May 22, 2022
My Thought

Tonse Alliance died on arrival

May 22, 2022

Trending Stories

  • A grief-stricken relative embraces a casket carrying Martse’s remains

    Gone but still in our midst

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Govt, IMF talk deal

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Flames drawn against Zimbabwe

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Cooking oil for relief

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Two close to AC Milan deal

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0

Malawi-Music.com Top10

  • Values
  • Our Philosophy
  • Editorial policy
  • Advertising Policy
  • Code of Conduct
  • Plagiarism disclaimer
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use

© 2022 Nation Publications Limited. All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Life & Style
    • Every Woman
      • Soul
      • Family
    • Religion
    • Feature
  • Society
  • Columns
  • Sports
  • Chichewa
  • Enation

© 2020 Nation Publications Limited. All Rights Reserved.

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.