The Indian Express: The campaign due to start on Nov. 8 will be the first in more than three years aimed at all children in Afghanistan, including more than 3 million in remote and previously inaccessible areas. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Saturday reported 203 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,346 samples tested in the last 24 hours. Data by the ministry shows that the total number of cases is 143,869, total deaths stand at 6,425 and total recoveries are at 91,835. According to the data, COVID-19
Tolo News: On Monday, the Ministry of Public Health reported 1,485 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 4,238 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry also reported 77 deaths from COVID-19 and 834 recoveries in the same period. The number of total recorded cases is 127,464 and total deaths is 5,360, according
Ayaz Gul VOA News June 26, 2021 ISLAMABAD – Authorities in Afghanistan confirmed Saturday the delta coronavirus variant, first identified in India, has been mainly responsible for the recent surge in cases and deaths in the war-torn country. Minister for Public Health Wahid Majrooh told reporters in Kabul that out of 19 samples examined in
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Friday reported 1,532 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 4,540 samples tested in the last 24 hours. So far Afghanistan has recorded 113,126 cases of COVID-19, 4,594 deaths and 67,183 recoveries, according to data provided by the Ministry of Public Health. Click here to read more
Tolo News: The Afghan Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), referring to the killing of at least five polio vaccinators in the eastern province of Nangarhar, on Wednesday said that the attack on health workers, including the polio vaccinators, will cause the paralysis of more children in Afghanistan. The health ministry said that security threats in
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Monday reported 1,804 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 5,070 samples tested in the last 24 hours. Afghanistan so far has recorded 93,272 positive cases and 3,683 deaths from COVID-19. Click here to read more (external link). Related Hospitals Struggle to Treat COVID Patients Amid Oxygen
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
Radio Free Afghanistan May 31, 2021 Afghanistan has run out of COVID-19 vaccine doses and is now waiting for new deliveries amid a spike in infections with a third wave of the pandemic. Health Ministry spokesman Dastagir Nazari said the vaccination process has been halted and only people who have had the first shot are
Ariana: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) warned Wednesday that the third wave of the COVID-19 infection may reach its peak in the next ten days. The warning comes as 623 new positive cases of COVID-19 have been registered in the last 24 hours. Click here to read more (external link). Related First Round of