8am: The authorities of COVID-19 Hospital in Nimruz province have reported they have started the hospital’s operations after a four-month of delay. Earlier, the authorities and medical staff of the province complained about the lack of medical equipment and the non-payment of salaries for several months. However, the problem has not been fully addressed yet.
Ariana: Forty people have died from COVID-19 in Afghanistan in the past week, authorities said on Tuesday. The Ministry of Public Health, however, said that the peak of the current wave of COVID-19 has passed in Afghanistan and that infections and deaths are declining. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Coinciding with a new wave of coronavirus in Afghanistan, the World Health Organization (WHO) said a vaccination campaign is underway in the country and that more than 4.1 million Afghans have received the jab. According to the organization, 50 percent of these people are women. Click here to read more (external link). Other Health
8am: The authorities at the COVID-19 Hospital in Zaranj, the capital city of Nimruz province, say they have not paid staff at the hospital for seven months. According to the authorities of the hospital, they will close the hospital’s gates to patients if they do not observe their problems. Click here to read more (external
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s U-19 futsal team beat Uzbekistan team 8-1 during the CAFA U-19 Futsal championship on Thursday afternoon. It was Afghanistan’s fourth match at the championship, where Afghanistan’s futsal team gained three victories and one loss. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Afghan cricket team tests negative for COVID-19 after
Ariana: Afghan health officials said Sunday that western Herat province is being hit by the 4th wave of COVID-19 infections. According to doctors, symptoms indicate that most of the patients admitted to Herat’s COVID-19 Hospital are infected with the Omicron variant of the virus. Click here to read more (external link).
Lisa Schlein VOA News February 12, 2022 GENEVA — The World Health Organization warns a sharp rise in measles cases in Afghanistan is threatening the lives and well-being of millions of malnourished children. More than 35,300 suspected cases of measles and 156 deaths have been reported in Afghanistan from January 2021 through January of this year.
8am: The Ministry of Public Health published updates of Covid-19 cases, reporting that at least 16 patients infected by coronavirus have died across the country in the past two days. The figures elucidate that five Covid-19 patients died in Kabul and Logar provinces only. Click here to read more (external link). Other Health News 80
8am: Officials at Covid-19 treatment Hospitals in Parwan, Kapisa, and Panjshir report the outbreak of a new variant of coronavirus (Omicron) in these provinces. According to them, 70 to 85% of the residents of these provinces are infected with Omicron. Click here to read more (external link). Related New COVID Wave Batters Afghanistan’s Crumbling Health
Tolo News: At least 21 COVID-19 care centers have been closed across the country within the past six months due to financial issues, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said on Monday. Numbers of patients infected by the new variants of the virus are now on the rise. The MoPH warned of a rapid increase