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Malawi COVID-19 Situation Update No.37 - 10 March 2021

10 March 2021
COVID-19

This is the 37th Situation Report on the COVID-19 as of 10th March 2021. It is produced by the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator in Malawi.

Key highlights:

  • COVAX delivered first 360,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Malawi on 5 March.
  • 360,000 syringes and 3,625 safety boxes for safe disposal of syringes received from COVAX on 26 February to support vaccinations.
  • 2.1 million syringes and 21,600 safety boxes arriving mid-March.
  • Malawi will vaccinate 3.8 million people (20% of population) under COVAX Facility.
  • COVID-19 Urban Cash Intervention has started in cities with 63,624 beneficiaries receiving the transfers out of planned 199,413 so far.
  • Schools reopened on 22 Feb, 5 weeks after they were closed due to surge in cases.
  • Over 2 million people reached with tailored messages through several channels.
  • 172 oxygen concentrators were procured and distributed to all 28 districts.
  • US$40,000 worth of PPE supplies for health workers at treatment centres were bought.
  • 20 motor bikes donated to Ministry of Health to ease transport.

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