Malawi has for the first ever time confirmed three cases of the coronavirus on thursday afternoon.
Speaking to the nation from Sanjika Palace in Blantyre in a televised broadcast that lasted for 1 minute 23 seconds, President Mutharika called for calm as he confirmed first three cases of coronavirus in the impovershed state of Malawi
The President said the three are a Malawian of Asian origin who travelled to India, her relative and their house maid marking the first confirmed cases of the novel Covid-19.