MALAWI UNIVERSITIES COUNT COST OF COVID-19 LOCKDOWN AS REOPENING PLANNED

MALAWI universities are counting the cost of a Covid-19 lockdown that has been in place since March 23, which the government has now said will end on July 13. The resulting closure of public and private universities across the country left tertiary institutions reeling, although students have told UWN that they are happy that a resumption of their studies is now in sight. Francis Nkhoma, the registrar of the Catholic University of Malawi (a private institution based near Limbe, Blantyre), said: “The Covid-19 pandemic lockdown has impacted us heavily,” with ...


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