Malawi

Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) was declared a global pandemic on 11 March 2020, and Malawi declared its first case on 2 April. As of 1 May, there were 37 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 and 3 deaths. The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to negatively impact the economic outlook for Malawi, while measures implemented to control the spread of the disease are expected to affect the most vulnerable. The government has activated the cluster coordination mechanism which include the Humanitarian Country Team and the 13 clusters.