Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday reported 1,597 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 4,587 samples tested in the last 24 hours. Afghanistan so far has recorded 91,458 positive cases and 3,612 deaths from COVID-19. Click here to read more (external link). Related Saudi Arabia bars foreign travellers from Haj over
Ariana: A batch of COVID-19 vaccines donated by China arrived in Kabul amid a surge in infections, the Presidential Palace (ARG) said in a statement. According to the statement, the Chinese government has donated 700,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccines to Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external link). Related US embassy suspends all visa application
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Friday reported 1,024 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 2,948 samples tested in the last 24 hours. Afghanistan so far has recorded 88,740 positive cases and 3,449 deaths from COVID-19. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s U-20 (under 20) national football team on Wednesday left Kabul for Dushanbe, Tajikistan, for the CAFA Junior Championship, an international football competition in Central Asia. Afghans will face Uzbekistan in their first match of the competition on Friday. The tournament started in Dushanbe on June 9 and will end on June 18.
Mustafa Sarwar Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 9, 2021 For most of this year, the media coverage of Afghanistan has focused on the ongoing withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops and the implications for the war-torn country’s future. But as U.S. troops and their allies head for the exit after nearly 20 years of conflict,
Tolo News: The Afghan Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Wednesday said that the COVID-19 pandemic will hit its peak in the country in the next 4 weeks—adding that the people’s failure to respect health guidelines has been a key factor behind the rising number of positive cases of the coronavirus. Click here to read
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday reported 1,724 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours and 54 deaths. These high numbers come amid continued reports of a lack of medical oxygen in hospitals to treat infected patients. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Monday reported 1,582 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 4,671 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry reported that the cumulative total of known COVID-19 cases is 82,326, the total number of reported deaths is 3,251, and the total number of recoveries is 58,998.
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday reported 1,379 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 4,544 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry reported that the cumulative total of known COVID-19 cases is 80,615, the total number of reported deaths is 3,195, and the total number of recoveries is 58,622. Click
Tolo News: Afghanistan reported on Saturday 41 more deaths from the coronavirus, marking the country’s highest daily rise in fatalities and taking the total number of deaths to 3,145, data from the Public Health Ministry showed. The ministry reported that the cumulative total of known COVID-19 cases is 79,236, the total number of reported deaths