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Afghan testing lapse suggests growing and hidden COVID-19 crisis
02 Jun 2020 09:48PM
KABUL: Fewer than one in 10 of coronavirus test samples collected daily in Afghanistan are being processed, officials said on Tuesday (Jun 2), and of those more than 30 per cent are consistently testing positive, suggesting a high and hidden number of infections.
The official number of COVID-19 cases in Afghanistan is relatively low, with 16,509 confirmed infections and 270 deaths. But that is out from 40,950 tests processed in a population of more than 37 million.
Deputy Health Minister Feda Mohammad Paikan told Reuters the ministry can process only 1,300 to 1,500 of around 20,000 samples each day, due to limited equipment and processing facilities...
Afghan testing lapse suggests growing and hidden COVID-19 crisis
02 Jun 2020 09:48PM
KABUL: Fewer than one in 10 of coronavirus test samples collected daily in Afghanistan are being processed, officials said on Tuesday (Jun 2), and of those more than 30 per cent are consistently testing positive, suggesting a high and hidden number of infections.
The official number of COVID-19 cases in Afghanistan is relatively low, with 16,509 confirmed infections and 270 deaths. But that is out from 40,950 tests processed in a population of more than 37 million.
Deputy Health Minister Feda Mohammad Paikan told Reuters the ministry can process only 1,300 to 1,500 of around 20,000 samples each day, due to limited equipment and processing facilities...