Medical experts endorse the idea that Covid-19 can cause premature childbirth, urging pregnant women to do all they can to avoid contracting the deadly disease. An internet page -- Azmeshgah-i-Mundal -- carried an article titled Covid-19 Causes Early…
A number of medical experts agree with articles that heparin ampoule can be used in treatment of Covid-19 patients without any risk. However, the experts say heparin ampoule does not eliminate the coronavirus but it prevents the danger…
Coronavirus survivors experience mental problems for three months and muscle pains, numbness or tingling in hands and feet for almost 10 months, studies suggest. Iran’s Mehr News Agency published a report titled “Incidence of long-term nerve damage in…
A number of social media and internet pages claim the use of Omega-3 is effective in treating the coronavirus, but medical experts insist there is no scientific basis for this assertion.
A number of social media users and internet pages claim the use of turmeric is effective in treating the coronavirus. Medical experts, however, reject the impression and say it has no scientific basis.
The World Health Organization (WHO) says that a total of 178,996 coronavirus cases have been reported and 7,685 lives lost to the pandemic in Afghanistan since the outbreak of the virus. Since the beginning of the pandemic in…
Some internet pages have published an article that Nigella Sativa -- black cumin -- is effective for the treatment of the coronavirus.
Medical experts consider articles published on some websites about the effectiveness of scorpion venom for the treatment of coronavirus as misleading and ask the publishers not to confuse people by spreading such rumors.
People say apple cider vinegar is effective in treating Covid-19, while medical experts say the vinegar does not cure coronavirus and ask the people to do not believe in rumors.
Social media users say gargling with lukewarm saltwater is effective in treating the coronavirus, but health experts say it has not yet been proven.
A new variant of Covid has been identified in South Africa, with the US imposing restrictions on travel to the country and seven other countries. According to reports, the new form of coronavirus has recently been discovered…
More than 312 million afghanis have been spent on the construction of five Covid-19 hospitals in Kabul, but the facilities remain closed despite the passage of one year, Pajhwok Afghan News findings show. During the first wave of…
At least 1,407 new Covid-19 cases and 64 deaths from the virus have been recorded in Afghanistan in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Public Health said on Monday. The ministry said 4,514 tests were conducted across…
Some social media users call sipping green tea an effective treatment for Covid-19, but medical experts insist there is no scientific basis for the claim. Claim: A Facebook page -- Salamati TV -- recently carried an article titled…
Positive Covid-19 cases and deaths from the infection are on the increase in Afghanistan where over 1,800 new cases and 71 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Public Health said on Monday. The…
A Facebook post, which claims that people vaccinated against coronavirus will die within two years, has worried citizens while medical experts reject this claim as incorrect and urge people to get inoculated against the disease. Rumors: The Facebook…
A Helmand University professor pursuing higher education in India has died from Covid-19 infection, the Ministry of Higher Education said on Tuesday. MoHE in a statement said ShirAhmadSahand, professor at Helmand University who was pursuing master’s degree in…
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) says nearly 5,000 people in Afghanistan are currently infected with Covid-19 and the rest others have been recovered. According to MoPH, a total of 273,745 tests had been performed since the pandemic…
The EU-Delegation on Tuesday announced additional support of 35 million euros for Afghanistan in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
Some social media users consider the use of peganum harmala’s smoke efficacious in treating the coronavirus, but health experts insist the plant’s effectiveness in preventing the pandemic has no scientific basis. Recently, some social media users posted articles…
Some private hospitals have issued individuals travelling abroad fake Covid-19 test certificates in return for money, Pajhwok Afghan News has learnt reliably. Following the Covid-19 outbreak, tests have become a condition for international travel. The Afghans traveling aboard…
