Malawi Lifts Entry Restrictions As COVID-19 Situation Subsides

Faizan Hashmi Published June 07, 2023 | 12:10 PM

BLANTYRE, Malawi, June 7 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 7th Jun, 2023 ) --::Malawian government has lifted mandatory entry requirements for the country, effective from June 6 following the decline in COVID-19 cases both within Malawi and globally.

Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, who is also co-chairperson for the Presidential Taskforce on Coronavirus and Cholera, made the announcement in a statement dated June 1 but released Saturday, adding that the development also follows the declaration by World Health Organization (WHO) that COVID-19 is no longer a public health emergency of international concern.

Chiponda said in her statement that individuals seeking entry into Malawi will no longer be required to present a COVID-19 vaccination certificate or a negative COVID-19 test result.