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Afghanistan’s coronavirus tally surges to 34,740

KABUL (Pajhwok); At least153 new positive Covid-19 cases have been detected in different parts of the country over the last 24 hours, taking the nation’s overall tally to 34,740. A statement from the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said 637…

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13m infected with coronavirus globally

Around 13 million people have been infected with Covid-19 while eight million others have recovered from the pandemic worldwide, statistics from a US-based university suggest. After emerging in the Wuhan city of China last December, the COVID-19 virus…

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154 new Covid-19 cases reported in Afghanistan

At least154 new positive Covid-19 cases have been detected in different parts of the country over the last 24 hours, taking the nation’s overall tally to 34,605. A statement from the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said 883…

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Afghanistan loses 56 medics to Covid-19 pandemic

KABUL, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said on Monday. MoPH said in a statement that 34,451 people across the 34 provinces in Afghanistan had tested positive so far. At least 21,216 people have recovered from the pandemic. As many…

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172 new coronavirus cases detected in Afghanistan

At least 172 new positive coronavirus cases were registered in different parts of the country in last 24 hours, taking the nation’s tally to 34,366. A statement from the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said 395 individuals underwent…

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286 people test positive for Covid-19 in past 24hr: MoPH

KABUL in the past 24 hours taking the national tally to 34,194, according to a statement on Friday. Of the new positive coronavirus cases, 83 surfaced in Kabul, 81 in Herat, 30 in Bamyan, 30 in Badghis, 16 in Daikundi, 13…

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12m individuals infected with coronavirus globally

Around 12 million people have been infected with Covid-19 while seven million others have recovered from the pandemic worldwide, statistics from a US-based university suggest. After emerging in the Wuhan city of China last December, the COVID-19 virus…

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400 die from Covid-19 in Samangan: Official

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has officially announced 12 deaths from coronavirus in northern Samangan province, but the provincial deputy governor claim put the toll at 400. Sifatullah Samangani, the deputy governor, told a press conference here…

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Nearly 200 new Covid-19 cases surface in Afghanistan

As many as 194 new positive Covid-19 cases were detected in different parts of the country over the last 24 hours, taking the nation’s overall tally to 33,384. A statement from the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said…

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Covid-19: 279 new cases registered in Afghanistan

Nearly 280 new positive Covid-19 cases were detected in different part of the country in the last 24 hours, taking the nation’s overall tally to 32,951. A statement from the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said a total…

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302 people test positive for Covid-19 in past 24hrs: MoPH

KABUL (MoPH) said on Friday. According to the statement 772 suspected coronavirus cases had been examined out of which 302 were positive. Of the fresh registered positive coronavirus cases, 75 were in Bamyan, 43 in Herat, 39 in Kabul,…

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11 Ugandans returning from Afghanistan test positive for Covid-19

KABUL ministry in Kampala says. While releasing the results, the ministry said all 11 returnees were under quarantine at the time of testing.  The 11 confirmed cases were among 137 Ugandans returning from Afghanistan. Most of the returnees were security…

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Negligence led to lack of oxygen in hospitals

Hospitals treating Covid-19 patients ran out of oxygen due to negligence of the officials concerned, an issue now resolved, an official said Monday. Public Health Ministry Spokesperson Akmal Samsour told reporters here contracts had been inked with six…

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Brazil reports record 259,105 virus cases in a week

KABUL ministry in Rome. On Sunday, Brazil also reported its second-highest weekly death toll, with 7,005 killed by the pandemic. Last week, the country registered a record 7,285 fatalities. AFP reported Brazil had the second-highest number of infections and deaths…

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About 31,000 contract Covid-19 in Afghanistan

At least 351 new positive Covid-19 cases were detected in different parts of the country in the last 24 hours, taking the nation’s overall tally to 30,967. A statement from the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said a…

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20 Afghans killed by Covid-19 in 24 hours, says MoPH

At least 324 new positive cases of the coronavirus have been detected in different parts of the country over the last 24 hours. The Ministry of Public Health said on Tuesday that 98 cases were registered in western…

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4.5m coronavirus patients recover globally

The number of coronavirus patients has reached 8.5 million globally, with 4.5 million recovering from the pandemic, show latest figures from a US university. John Hopkins University’s tally indicates over 8.5 million individuals have been infected with the…

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42 die of Covid-19 in Afghanistan in 24 hours

About 658 new positive coronavirus cases have been registered in Afghanistan in the past 24 hours, pushing the country’s total to 27,532, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said on Thursday. However, new cases in western Herat province could not be detected…

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For Americans, Covid-19 deadlier than WWI

KABUL War I fatalities, shows a John Hopkins University tally. At least 740 new coronavirus deaths took place in the United States in the last 24 hours, increasing America’s Covid-19 deaths to 116,854, AFP reported. In fact, it was in…

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Taliban prisoner dies of coronavirus in Helmand jail

KABUL prisoner has died of coronavirus in the central Jail of southern Helmand province, according to a statement on Friday. The deceased prisoner was Sherin son of Abdul Qodus who was suffering diabetes and heart disease besides contracting coronavirus…

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More than 2m Americans infected with Covid-19

The number of coronavirus-related deaths in the US has reached around 114,000, with more than two million people infected, news reports say. After emerging in the Wuhan city of China last December, the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly spread to…

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Afghanistan’s Covid-19 cases surge past 21,400

At least 542 new positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported from different parts of the country in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Public Health said on Tuesday. Wahid Majrooh, the ministry’s deputy spokesman, told a press conference…

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New Zealand says ready to lift all Covid-19 curbs

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardernon Monday said her countrywill lift all Covid-19 restrictions except stringent border controls almost immediately.  “We are ready,” said Ardern at a news conference in Wellington, adding that New Zealanders had “united in unprecedented…

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