02/11/2021
MZUZU HIT BY SCABIES
Ministry of Health is advising people in the country to observe hygiene following an outbreak of scabies which has now affected over 12 districts.
The Ministry's Spokesperson, Adrian Chikumbe, said Mzuzu has now registered over 1000 scabies cases adding that the number is expected to rise in the next 24 hours.
He said apart from Blantyre, cases have also been registered in Zomba, Nsanje, Chikwawa, Mangochi, Lilongwe, Dedza, Nkhotakota, Chitipa, Chiradzulu among others.
The Ministry's publicist said going at the current rate it will not be surprising to hear that more districts are registering more cases in the next 24 hours.