COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi: Did public sociopolitical events gatherings contribute to its first-wave local transmission?

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi emerged amidst widespread anti-government demonstrations and subsequent mass gatherings. This paper describes the incidence and factors associated with the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi.

Methodology

This was a retrospective study of public data analysing geopolitical and immigration activities that occurred between 02 April and 08 September 2020. The Chi-square test of independence was used to tabulate sex and age-related fatality ratios among deaths due to COVID-19-related complications.

Results

The drivers for COVID-19 spread were mass gatherings secondary to the country's political landscape and repatriation of citizens from high-risk areas coupled with minimum use of public health interventions. The prevalen

SUBMITTER: Nyasulu JCY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8751974 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature