Identifying Factors Associated with Pandemic Risk Reduction, Especially During Further emergence of SARS-Cov-2 Omicron Variant On Malawi Perspective

Abstract

In 2019, around December, Coronavirus disease, shortened as COVID-19, was reported in Wuhan (China) as a respiratory disease. It was also discovered that; Covid-19 is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. As COVID-19 Virus spread globally at a faster rate, World Health Organization (WHO) declared it as a worldwide pandemic. Though it was in more than 200 countries in the world, as of 31st March 2019 Malawi was among the countries that had not registered any case. Looking at its economic, political, and health status, the authorities recommended to strengthen more preventive measures to prevent the pandemic from entering Malawi. However, on 2nd April 2020; the first 3 Covid-19 cases were confirmed in Malawi. Worse still, in Africa, on 24th November 2021, the first case of Covid -19 Omicron Variant (an updated version of covid-19) was announced by South Africa, with the first positive sample dating back to 9th November 2021. We reviewed the current factors responsible for the pandemic risk reduction, especially during the further emergence of the current SARSCov-2 Omicron Variant in Malawi, and discussed potential prevention and mitigation techniques.