Abstract

Malawi has witnessed a 57% drastic upsurge in suicide cases since the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic in 2019. Of all these suicide cases, only one involved an outdoor Covid-19 patient. This research therefore sought to investigate the impact of Covid-19 among other risk factors on the suicide of the Covid-19 patient. The research incorporated both desk and field data collection and employed biological (nature), sociological (nurture) psychological (Thomas Joiner) theories in data analysis. There is no tangible evidence of the influence of Covid-19 critical adversity to the suicide incidence. The research paper concludes that committing suicide is about the things that people love so dearly without which they perceive an abnormal life. Finally, the paper recommends that labor laws should protect workers who are temporarily unavailable for an unknown period of time due to valid health reasons. It also advises employees to be conversant with the country’s labor laws.

Keywords: Suicide, Risk factors, Covid-19, Labor laws, Love