COVID-19 in rural Malawi: Perceived risks and economic impacts
Malawi reported its first case of COVID-19 in April and declared a national emergency. Schools, bars and restaurants were closed, international flights suspended, and the economy faced considerable disruptions: quarterly growth projections from July were cut by more than 60% (Saldarriaga Noel et al....
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2020
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| author | Ambler, Kate Herskowitz, Sylvan Maredia, Mywish K. Mockshell, Jonathan |
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| description | Malawi reported its first case of COVID-19 in April and declared a national emergency. Schools, bars and restaurants were closed, international flights suspended, and the economy faced considerable disruptions: quarterly growth projections from July were cut by more than 60% (Saldarriaga Noel et al. 2020). While still concerning, compared to other countries and other parts of the world, the spread of this disease in Malawi has been relatively modest with 5,951 confirmed cases and 184 COVID-19 linked deaths as of November 8, 2020. After accelerating rates of infection in June and July, the rates have decreased over the last two months. In response, there has been a partial return to normalcy, marked by easing COVID-19 restrictions and the reopening of schools at the beginning of September, even while the future trajectory of the disease remains unknown. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1109092025-11-06T04:21:51Z COVID-19 in rural Malawi: Perceived risks and economic impacts Ambler, Kate Herskowitz, Sylvan Maredia, Mywish K. Mockshell, Jonathan coronavirinae covid-19 rural areas economic impact risk impacto económico zonas rurales Malawi reported its first case of COVID-19 in April and declared a national emergency. Schools, bars and restaurants were closed, international flights suspended, and the economy faced considerable disruptions: quarterly growth projections from July were cut by more than 60% (Saldarriaga Noel et al. 2020). While still concerning, compared to other countries and other parts of the world, the spread of this disease in Malawi has been relatively modest with 5,951 confirmed cases and 184 COVID-19 linked deaths as of November 8, 2020. After accelerating rates of infection in June and July, the rates have decreased over the last two months. In response, there has been a partial return to normalcy, marked by easing COVID-19 restrictions and the reopening of schools at the beginning of September, even while the future trajectory of the disease remains unknown. 2020-11-01 2021-01-19T13:52:22Z 2021-01-19T13:52:22Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110909 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134326 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ambler, Kate; Herskowitz, Sylvan; Maredia, Mywish K.; and Mockshell, Jonathan. 2020. COVID-19 in rural Malawi: Perceived risks and economic impacts. Project Note November 2020. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134156. |
| spellingShingle | coronavirinae covid-19 rural areas economic impact risk impacto económico zonas rurales Ambler, Kate Herskowitz, Sylvan Maredia, Mywish K. Mockshell, Jonathan COVID-19 in rural Malawi: Perceived risks and economic impacts |
| title | COVID-19 in rural Malawi: Perceived risks and economic impacts |
| title_full | COVID-19 in rural Malawi: Perceived risks and economic impacts |
| title_fullStr | COVID-19 in rural Malawi: Perceived risks and economic impacts |
| title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 in rural Malawi: Perceived risks and economic impacts |
| title_short | COVID-19 in rural Malawi: Perceived risks and economic impacts |
| title_sort | covid 19 in rural malawi perceived risks and economic impacts |
| topic | coronavirinae covid-19 rural areas economic impact risk impacto económico zonas rurales |
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