Michael Hughes March 31, 2020 It will be nearly impossible for conflict-torn countries like Afghanistan to fight the coronavirus pandemic without immediate assistance from major states and aid organizations across the globe, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said in a new action alert. “Health systems in conflict zones in places such as
Tolo News: Minister of Public Health Ferozuddin Feroz, at an opening ceremony for a COVID-19 testing center in Kabul on Monday, said the capacity of health facilities in the country will be increased to 1,000 tests a day by the end of this week. Current number of coronavirus cases reported in Afghanistan: 145. Click here
Tolo News: The positive cases of COVID-19 reached 120 in Afghanistan after three people tested positive for the virus on Sunday, said Public Health Minister Ferozuddin Feroz, who added that the cases are increasing and that his institution does not have access to the required budget to fight the pandemic. Click here to read more
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Friday evening reported 15 new cases of the coronavirus in the country, including 11 cases in Herat, three in Farah and one in Ghazni province. With this, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country has risen to 110. Two foreign diplomats and four service members
Tolo News: Kabul, a city with an estimated population of six million, will be locked-down due to the coronavirus outbreak in Afghanistan. The lockdown will begin Saturday and will continue for at least three weeks, government officials said. Speaking at a press conference, Kabul governor Mohammad Yaqub Haidari said all Kabul residents must stay at
Tolo News: A 45-year-old woman died from the coronavirus in western Herat province on Wednesday, the Health Ministry confirmed. This is the second person who has died of the coronavirus in Afghanistan so far. A man died of coronavirus in northern Balkh province early this week. The Afghan Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday announced
Tolo News: The Minister of Public Health Ferozuddin Feroz in a press conference on Tuesday cited estimates saying that half of the country’s population may become infected with COVID-19. Feroz said that if the necessary measures are taken, the risk of getting the virus will be reduced, otherwise–based on these predictions–more than one hundred thousand
1TV: The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Afghanistan has risen from 34 to 40, the country’s health ministry said. The six new cases were detected in Herat (3), Farah (2) and Ghor (1), according to Wahidullah Mayar, a spokesman for Public Health Ministry. Afghanistan has one confirmed death attributed to coronavirus. Most people
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday evening confirmed that a man in Balkh died of coronavirus three days ago. Khalilullah Hekmati, head of Balkh’s public health directorate, said the result of the man’s coronavirus test came back positive today. The man died in Chemtal district, in the northern province of Balkh, and
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Saturday announced that “no positive case of the coronavirus was reported in the country in the last 24 hours,” but results from 12 cases are pending. A ministry spokesman, Wahidullah Mayar, said that, in total, 449 suspected cases have been tested from 28 provinces (including the 12