Covid-19

COVID-19 Country Response

COVID-19 epidemic evolution

To find out about the latest status of the COVID19 pandemic evolution and the most up-to-date statistics on the COVID-19 disease in Malawi, please visit the Ministry of Health's COVID-19 National Information Dashboard.

For the international outlook you can consult the latest situation reports published by the World Health Organisation as well as the global daily statistics on the coronavirus pandemic evolution including data on confirmed cases and deaths by country.

Sanitary measures

To find out about the latest public health situation in Malawi and the current sanitary measures in vigour, please consult the Ministry of Health Coronavirus 2020 document.

Travel restrictions

The COVID-19 situation, including the spread of new variants, evolves rapidly and differs from country to country. All travelers need to pay close attention to the conditions at their destination before traveling. Regularly updated information for all countries with regards to Covid-19 related travel restrictions in place including entry regulations, flight bans, test requirements and quarantine is available on TravelDoc Infopage.
It is also highly recommended to consult COVID-19 Travel Regulations Map provided and updated on the daily basis by IATA.
The US government website of Centers of Disease Control and Prevention provides COVID-19 Travel Recommendations by Destination.
The UK Foreign travel advice also provides travelling abroad advice for all countries, including the latest information on coronavirus, safety and security, entry requirements and travel warnings.

Import & export restrictions

There are no officially announced import or export restrictions in Malawi related to COVID-19.

Economic recovery plan

There is no officially announced economic recovery plan in Malawi related to COVID-19 so far. For future possible up-to-date information please visit the website of the Malawi Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development.

For the general overview of the key economic policy responses to the COVID-19 outbreak (fiscal monetary and macroeconomic) taken by the Malawian government to limit the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, please consult the section dedicated to Malawi in the IMF’s Policy Tracker platform.

Support plan for businesses

For information on the local business support scheme established by the Malawian government and other organizations to help small and medium-sized companies to deal with the economic impacts of the COVID19 epidemic on their activity refer to the Reserve Bank of Malawi’s document Measures to Mitigate the Impact of Covid-19 from the Mobile Network Operators and Microfinance Sector.

For a general overview of international SME support policy responses to the COVID-19 outbreak refer to the World Bank's Map of SME-Support Measures in Response to COVID-19.

Support plan for exporters

There are no specific import or export restrictions in Malawi related to COVID-19 so far For future possible up-to-date information please visit the website of the Malawian Ministry of Industry and Trade.