Afghanistan - Covid-19 Cases - 38,606 cases; 1,420 deaths

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Source: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacifi...vinces/1779209

KABUL, Afghanistan

Authorities in Afghanistan imposed day-time curfew Wednesday in three provinces bordering Iran in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

The lockdown was implemented in Herat, Farah and Nimroz until further notice.

Health Ministry's spokesman Waheedullah Mayar told a news conference the virus has entered an epidemic phase in Afghanistan with maiden cases of local transmission confirmed.

Until now, most cases were linked to neighboring Iran...

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Source: https://www.urdupoint.com/en/health/...ni-875803.html

COVID-19 Positive Cases Rise To 91 In Afghanistan
Faizan Hashmi 3 hours ago Fri 27th March 2020 | 01:31 PM
The number of patients affected with COVID-19 has soared to 91 in Afghanistan, with 11 new cases reported, the country's Public Health Ministry spokesman Wahidullah Mayar said on Friday

KABUL, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 27th Mar, 2020 ) :The number of patients affected with COVID-19 has soared to 91 in Afghanistan, with 11 new cases reported, the country's Public Health Ministry spokesman Wahidullah Mayar said on Friday.

According to the official, eight new positive cases were found in Herat, two in the neighboring Nimroz and another in the eastern Nangarhar province...

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Source: http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_th...t_75871339.htm

Afghanistan reports 14 more COVID-19 cases, 110 in total
Xinhua, March 28, 2020

KABUL, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan's Public Health Ministry reported 14 more confirmed cases of coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the total number to 110.

Wahidullah Mayar, spokesman of the ministry, said in a statement that 11 new cases were reported in western Herat, three in neighboring Farah and one in eastern Ghazni province...

...To stem the spread of COVID 19, the government has imposed a 21-day curfew in the capital of Kabul which came into effect Saturday, and the same measure was also imposed in three western cites of Herat, Farah and Zaranj days ago.

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116 cases: https://www.pajhwok.com/en/2020/03/2...onavirus-herat

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Source: https://www.pajhwok.com/en/2020/03/3...tally-hits-145

Afghanistan’s coronavirus tally hits 145
Mar 30, 2020 - 10:19

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has said at least 25 new positive cases of coronavirus have been detected in Herat, Kabul and Badakhshan provinces, taking Afghanistan’s tally to 145...

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Source: https://www.pajhwok.com/en/2020/03/3...-174-says-moph

COVID-19 cases have jumped to 174, says MoPH
By Javed Hamim Kakar
On Mar 31, 2020 - 11:22

KABUL (Pajhwok): The number of positive coronavirus cases in Afghanistan has increased to 174, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said on Tuesday.

MoPH spokesman Wahidullah Mayar said on 60 tests, four were positive -- two from Kandahar and one each from Daikundi and Nimroz provinces. At least 29 new positive cases have been detected in Herat, Kandahar, Daikundi and Nimroz provinces, taking Afghanistan’s tally to 174...

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Source: https://www.alkhaleejtoday.co/intern...eat%C2%A0.html

Afghanistan reopens borders with Iran despite virus threat
International
seamus.obuachalla about 19 hours ago REPORT

Jeddah - Yasmine El Tohamy - KABUL: While other nations have sealed their borders with Iran to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Afghanistan said on Monday that it would keep its main crossings open as, otherwise, returnees would reenter through illegal routes, increasing the risk of contamination...

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Source: https://reliefweb.int/report/afghani...4-1-april-2020

Afghanistan Flash Update: Daily Brief: COVID-19, No. 24 (1 April 2020)

Sources OCHA WHO
Published 1 Apr 2020

Key Messages:

People confirmed to have COVID-19: 196 (Source: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) of Afghanistan)

Deaths from COVID-19: 5

Tests completed: 1,807

Key concerns: Border crossing areas, movement restrictions, testing capacity, commodity prices, floods, plans for camp and camp-like quarantine, strategic messaging and rumour management...

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Source: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/202..._138940687.htm

Afghanistan's COVID-19 cases reach 239
Source: Xinhua| 2020-04-02 12:55:10|Editor: ZD

KABUL, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan authorities on Thursday confirmed 43 new COVID-19 cases, bringing to 239 the total number of patients in the country since the outbreak of the disease in mid February.

"Forty-one people, including 17 women and 24 men, were tested positive for COVID-19 in western Herat province and two people were infected in Kabul city," Wahidullah Mayar, spokesman of Ministry of Public Health, said in a statement.

"The patients have been sent for the quarantine process," he said.

Out of 239 cases, 184 cases were reported in Herat...


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254 cases: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/202..._138942049.htm

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Source: http://famagusta-gazette.com/2020/04...n-afghanistan/

Confirmed COVID-19 cases rise to 273 in Afghanistan
April 3, 2020 admin

A total of 19 more confirmed COVID-19 cases have been reported in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, bringing the number of the patients carrying the disease to 273, Public Health Ministry spokesman Wahidullah Mayar said Friday.

According to the official, 15 new positive cases including 11 men and four women were confirmed in Herat province, the epicenter of the disease bordering Iran and the remaining four others were detected in other provinces...

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Source: https://www.khaama.com/coronavirus-p...anistan-04603/

Coronavirus positive cases rise to 299 across Afghanistan
By Khaama Press / in Afghanistan / on Saturday, 04 Apr 2020 10:45 AM

The Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan confirmed that the positive cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has risen to 299 across the country.

Waheed Mayar, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Health, confirmed that the ministry has so far recorded 299 positive cases in various provinces of Afghanistan...

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https://tolonews.com/health/coronavi...ealth-ministry

Wahidullah Mayar, a spokesman for the Ministry of Public Health early on Sunday said that 38 new cases have been confirmed, bringing the total cases in Afghanistan to 337.

The new 38 cases were recorded in Kabul (10), Herat (10), Kandahar (8), Paktia (3), Balkh (2), Samangan (2), Kapisa (1), Takhar (1) and Zabul (1) provinces.

Seven people are reported dead from coronavirus in Afghanistan, and12 others have recovered.

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Source: https://indiablooms.com/world-detail...-ministry.html

Afghanistan's COVID-19 cases jump to 367 over 24 hours, death toll at 7: Health Ministry
India Blooms News Service | 06 Apr 2020, 12:35 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The number of people infected with COVID-19 in Afghanistan rose by 30 to 367, seven patients have died in the past 24 hours, the country's Health Ministry said on Monday.

According to the TOLOnews broadcaster, citing the health authorities, 17 people have recovered over the given period...

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423 cases; 11 deaths: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/202..._138954368.htm

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Source: https://reliefweb.int/report/afghani...0-8-april-2020

...In Afghanistan, MoPH data showed that 444 people across 24 provinces were confirmed to have the virus and 15 people have now died. The case fatality rate is 3.4 per cent. As of 7 April, there were 41 confirmed cases among healthcare workers in Afghanistan and one death. Importantly, more people have now acquired the virus inside Afghanistan than have brought it from other affected countries. Hirat is still the most affected part of the country, now with 257 of the confirmed cases, as of 7 April. To date, MoPH reported that 3,103 tests have been conducted. To scaleup testing efforts, WHO has supported the Government to establish two testing facilities in Kabul, two in Hirat, one in Mazar-e-Sharif, one in Kandahar and one in Nangarhar province with more to come. Altogether, the Government plans to expand to 15 testing facilities across the country within the month.

There has been a surge in people returning to Afghanistan across the border from Pakistan over the past three days. An estimated 60,000 people crossed into Afghanistan at the Torkham and Chaman-Spin Boldak border crossings since the border was re-opened on 6 April – many without undergoing formal document checking/registration and health screening...