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Covid-19 claims 400,000 lives around the globe

At least 400,000 people have lost their lives to the coronavirus pandemic around the globe, show latest figures from a US university. John Hopkins University’s tally indicates over 3,413,000 individuals have recovered from the disease and the number…

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Pakistan sees spike coronavirus fatalities

Pakistan recorded its highest number of coronavirus fatalities and infections in a single day on Friday when more than a hundred people died from the disease and over 4,000 individuals tested positive. With Friday’s confirmed Covid-19 cases, Pakistan’s…

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758 new Covid-19 cases registered in Afghanistan

KABUL (MoPH) said on Wednesday 758 new cases of COVID-19 had been recorded across the country. Of the 1,323 swabs tested in the last 24 hours, 758 were diagnosed with the coronavirus, taking Afghanistan’s tally to 17,267. The MoPH also…

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3m individuals recover from pandemic globally

More than 6.4 million people have been infected with the coronavirus globally while three million have recovered from the pandemic so far, media reports said on Wednesday. After emerging in the Wuhan city of China last December, the…

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In 24 hours, 680 new positive coronavirus cases found

At least 680 new positive coronavirus cases were registered in Afghanistan in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said Sunday. The new cases were confirmed among 1,112 suspected patients during this period, pushing the nationwide tally to 15,205, said…

623 new Covid-19 cases registered in past 24 hrs nation-wide

KABUL (MoPH) said on Friday. In a statement, a copy of which received by Pajhwok Afghan News, the MoPH said new 623 positive cases, majority of which registered in Kabul, took Afghanistan’s total tally of coronavirus patients to 13,659.…

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Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 5.4 million

More than 5.40 million people have been reported infected with the novel coronavirus globally and 343,900 have died, a Reuters tally shows on Monday. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases…

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Afghanistan’s tally of coronavirus reach 9,216

The Ministry of Public Health has recorded 542 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking Afghanistan’s tally to 9,216 on Friday. The Ministry of Public Health said in a statement that in the past 24 hours, 542 new positive…

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Over 5m individuals infected with Covid-19 globally

The number of coronavirus-related deaths around the world has reached 324,000, with more than five million individuals infected with the disease, news reports say. After emerging in the Wuhan city of China last December, the COVID-19 pandemic has…

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Covid-19: Global death toll spikes 320,000

The number of coronavirus-related deaths around the world has reached 320,000, with nearly 5 million individuals infected with the disease, news reports say. After emerging in the Wuhan city of China last December, the COVID-19 pandemic has spread…

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US death toll from coronavirus tops 90,000

The death toll from coronavirus in the United States has risen to 90,000 with more than 1.5 million infected, according to data by the Johns Hopkins University. After emerging in Wuhan, China last December, the COVID-19 virus has…

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100 Covid-19 hospital doctors in Kunduz being fired

As many as 100 doctors of the Covid-19 hospital in northern Kunduz province will be dismissed as the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has signed contract with another office to run the hospital affairs. A number of…

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Kabul: 50 inmates, jail staff diagnosed with virus

Fifty inmates and staffers of the Pul-i-Charkhi jail and another Kabul detention facility have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, say doctors. About 600 prisoners and workers were suspected of suffering from the disease. Of them, 50 have tested…

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300,000 individuals die from Covid-19 globally

The number of coronavirus-related deaths around the world has reached 300,000 while 1600,000 people have recovered from the pandemic, news reports say. After emerging in the Wuhan city of China last December, the COVID-19 pandemic has spread to at least…

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Coronavirus funds to provinces embezzled: Zabuli

KABUL Complaints Hearing Commission on Monday alleged some officials embezzled the coronavirus fund in several provinces. The Commission summoned today (Monday) Waheed Umar, presidential advisor and former head of the government committee to combat coronavirus and precautionary measures in…

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1.5m people recover globally from Covid-19

More than four million people have been infected with the coronavirus globally while 1.5 million have recovered from the pandemic so far, media reports said on Monday. After emerging in the Wuhan city of China last December, the…

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215 new coronavirus cases registered in past 24 hours: MoPH

KABUL (MoPH) on Friday announced 215 new positive coronavirus cases have been registered in the country in the past 24 hours taking national tally to 3,778. Dr. Wahidullah Majroh, deputy Public Health Minister, told reporters there that 215 new…

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Kabul to get $20.5m US aid for battling pandemic

KABUL, Colombia and Mongolia in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The assistance is being provided through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID said in a statement on Thursday. Afghanistan would get $15.6 million in support for surveillance, laboratories’…

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Polish citizens stranded in Kabul flown home

Polish citizens stranded in Kabul due to the Covid-19 outbreak have been flown home aboard a military plane. Poland’s Armed Forces Operational Command reported its soldiers assisted Operation Resolute Support in the transport sphere. Journalists, medics, contract workers…

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Nearly 90b afs approved for war on Covid-19

The government has approved 89.9 billion afghanis (more than $1.1 billion) for battling the coronavirus pandemic, says the Ministry of Finance. An amount of 30 billion afs ($392 million) will come from the government budget, and the remaining…

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Global Covid-19 death toll surpasses 240,000

The global death toll from the coronavirus has crossed the grim milestone of 240,000, with Europe and the US accounting for more than 85 percent of the fatalities. The highest number of deaths (65,173) has occurred in the…

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A million individuals recover globally from Coivd-19

KABUL has reached 230,000 while one million people have recovered from the pandemic so far, news reports say. Data from the Johns Hopkins University in the United States indicate one million people across the world have recovered from the pandemic…

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