KABUL (Pajhwok): The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has recorded more than 600 incidents of violence, harassment or stigmatization against healthcare workers, patients and medical infrastructure in relation to COVID-19 cases during the first six months of the pandemic, according to a statement on Wednesday.
Of the 611 incidents --- Feb. 1 and July 31 --- across more than 40 countries, more than 20 per cent involved physical assaults, 15 per cent were incidents of fear-based discrimination, and 15 per cent were verbal assaults or threats . . .
