According to BBC reports, Chilima () made the announcement on Monday as the inauguration ceremony took place in the capital, Lilongwe. Chakwera was forced to cancel the country’s 56th Independence Day celebrations on Monday due to a surge in coronavirus cases. “We will direct all the resources meant for the Independence Day celebrations to the fight against COVID-19,” Chakwera said in a televised speech. Ahead of the Independence Day celebrations and his inauguration ceremony, Chakwera had ordered that only 20,000 attendees be allowed at the 40,000-seat national stadium. He also ordered 100,000 face masks to be distributed in the capital on Independence Day.

Source: Standard Digital July 07, 2020 15:11 UTC