{"id":2290,"date":"2023-01-02T20:58:56","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T20:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africaparrot.com\/?p=2290"},"modified":"2023-01-02T20:59:04","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T20:59:04","slug":"malawi-keeps-schools-shut-as-cholera-deaths-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africaparrot.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/02\/malawi-keeps-schools-shut-as-cholera-deaths-surge\/","title":{"rendered":"Malawi keeps schools shut as cholera deaths surge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Malawi has delayed the opening of public schools in its two major cities of Blantyre and Lilongwe, the health minister said on Monday, to try to slow down a surge in cholera deaths.<\/p><div class=\"afric-content\" id=\"afric-1461182416\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schools.nyc.gov\/hello?utm_source=ecm-digital&#038;utm_medium=cpc&#038;utm_campaign=lac-dex-2026&#038;utm_content=french\" aria-label=\"French&#8212;300&#215;250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/africaparrot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/French-300x250-1.gif?fit=300%2C250&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"  class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The total number of cases has surged to 17,824 and the number of deaths to 595 since cases were first reported in March, with the mortality rate increasing to 3.34 percent, according to the Ministry of Health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cholera is an annual problem during Malawi\u2019s rainy months from November to March, when the number of deaths is around 100 a year. But the current outbreak is expected to be the worst yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDue to the continuing increase of cholera cases and deaths in the cities of Blantyre and Lilongwe, primary and secondary schools in the two cities will not start on 3rd January as earlier advised,\u201d Health Minister Khumbize Chiponda said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A new reopening date will be announced later, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The United Nations health agency says fatality rates are rising in about 30 countries around the world that reported cholera outbreaks in 2022, about a third higher than in a typical year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cholera is spread by contaminated food or water and can cause acute diarrhoea. Many people have mild symptoms, but it can kill within hours if untreated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Victims in Malawi include medics at public health centres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chiponda called on authorities to tighten control measures, including spraying chlorine to disinfect congested places such as markets and schools and stepping up inoculations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malawi has delayed the opening of public schools in its two major cities of Blantyre and Lilongwe, the health minister said on Monday, to try to slow down a surge in cholera deaths. 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