The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Monday said 1,566 new positive Covid-19 cases and 30 deaths from the infection were recorded during the last 24 hours in the country --- the highest single day death toll. The ministry…
Public Health Department Director Gul Ahmad Ayoubi has expressed concern over the lack of oxygen in northern Balkh province amid growing number of positive coronavirus cases. Taking to Pajhwok Afghan News, Ayoubi said the issue had been discussed…
Nearly 930 positive coronavirus cases registered nationwide in the past 24 hours taking the total tally to 71,690, according to the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Sunday. Kabul province recorded the most number of cases --- 313,…
A number of university students on Saturday said that the Ministry of Public Health’s decision to close down educational centers was an irresponsible move. Amid a surge in Covid-19 cases, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has announced…
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has stressed the need for taking strict measures to control the spread of coronavirus while the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) says universities and other buildings would be handed over to the…
Coronavirus cases surges in Afghanistan as the country recorded 977 positive cases and 18 deaths in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said on Friday. During the period 3,800 suspected Covid-19 patients referred for…
Daily at least 1,000 Afghans return to Afghanistan from Iran, something that has increased the risk of Covid-19 spread in the country, an official in Nimroz province said on Thursday. The Refugees and Repatriation Department (RRD) of southern…
At least 623 new Covid-19 cases and 14 deaths have been recorded in Afghanistan in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Public Health said on Wednesday.
The World Health Organization (WHO) says around 115,000 health workers died from Covid-19 infection worldwide since the beginning of the pandemic. TedrosAdhanom, director general of WHO while addressing the organization’s assembly on Monday said that the meeting would…
Some people believe horror associated with coronavirus has a shocking and devastating impact on the world but the disease also taught some lessons to humans. The spread of coronavirus forced some countries, including Afghanistan, to pay more attention…
More than 220 Afghans have died from the coronavirus in the past 30 days, showing a three-fold increase over the previous month, says the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH). The pandemic, emerging in China’s Wuhan City in 2019,…
Afghanistan recorded 406 positive coronavirus cases and 10 deaths in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said on Friday. The number of total Covid-19 cases has surged to 65,486 in the country since the…
At least 221 new Covid-19 cases and six deaths have been recorded in Afghanistan in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Public Health said on Monday. The ministry in a statement said 1,822 people underwent tests during…
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Tuesday said 315 new positive Covid-19 cases were registered in the last 24 hours in the country. The ministry in a statement said 2,439 people underwent tests since Wednesday and the virus…
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Monday said 340 new positive Covid-19 cases were registered in the last 24 hours in the country. The ministry in a statement said 2,514 people underwent tests since Saturday and the virus…
A number of social media users believe hashish can treat Covid-19. Infection, but health experts reject this claim and say hashish is not beneficial or scientifically proven to treat the virus. “Hashish is one of the drugs obtained…
Workers of a number of Covid-19 response hospitals are complaining about not receiving their salaries for months and have warned to leave their jobs during the third wave of the virus if their problem is not resolved. Pajhwok…
Three-hundred positive coronavirus cases have been registered in Afghanistan in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said on Friday. During the period 2,300 suspected coroanivrus cases brought to laboratories in different parts of the…
The coronavirus positivity rate has jumped to 11 percent from four percent in Afghanistan after 365 new cases were recorded, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said on Wednesday. In the third wave of Covid-19 in Afghanistan, positive…
A number of social media users and the general public say that drinking two litres of water daily can treat Covid-19. But health experts reject the claim and say drinking water has not been scientifically proven to treat…
Worldwide Covid-19 cases have passed 150 million, according to an AFP tally. Overall, 150.3m cases have been declared since the virus was first discovered in China in December 2019, according to an AFP compilation of official data. Worldwide,…
Some health experts say the infection signs and symptoms of the mutated Covid-19 are varied and rapidly spreading compared to the previous form of the virus. According to reports, over 150 million people are infected with the virus…
Acting Public Health Minister Waheed Majroh on Wednesday called on religious scholars to insist on vaccination against coronavirus, terming the third virus wave as dangerous than the second and first wave. Majrooh told religious scholars at a meeting…
Social media rumors regarding the imposition of a 40-day quarantine period in the country are false as the Ministry of Public Health says no such decision has been taken so far Claim: A facebook page --- Department of…
