Two Malawian ministers die of Covid-19 on same day

Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera decreed three days of national mourning after two members of his cabinet succumbed to Covid-19 on Tuesday.

Local government minister Lingson Belekenyama and the minister for transport Muhammad Sidik Mia died in the capital Lilongwe.

The two are the highest ranking public officials so far to succumb to the virus in Malawi.

"We have entered the eye of the pandemic", Chakwera said during an address to the nation on Tuesday afternoon.

He said the government was considering declaring a state of emergency.

Madonna has four adopted children from Malawi and runs a charity there.