COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan
The Chinese pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Afghanistan in Herat, was confirmed on 24 February 2020.[3]
| COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan | |
|---|---|
.png) Number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 by Province of Afghanistan as of 24 December 2020.[needs update] Confirmed cases 1–199 Confirmed cases 200–499 Confirmed cases 500–999 Confirmed cases 1000–4999 Confirmed cases ≥5000 | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Location | Afghanistan |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Herat |
| Arrival date | 24 February 2020 (4 years, 9 months and 4 weeks) |
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| Recovered | 201,269[2] |
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Numbers
As of 14 May 2020, there have been 5,639 positive cases, with 691 recoveries and 136 deaths across all 34 provinces in the country. Kabul Province has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in Afghanistan at 1556, followed by Herat with 935 cases, and then Kandahar with 613 cases.[4]
People returning from Iran
In March 2020, at least 150,000 Afghans returned from Iran, due to the outbreak across the country, at the Islam Qala border in Herat Province.
As many as over 1000 people a day crossed the border during the month. Between March and April 2020, the number of cases increased in Herat Province to over 200 cases.[5][6][7][8][9]
At the Chaman and Torkham borders, over 60,000 Afghans returned from Pakistan in three days.[10]
Response
On 14 March, President Ashraf Ghani, told the public to avoid large public gatherings and to pay attention to hygiene to prevent the spread of the disease.
On 18 March, the Ministry of Interior Affairs banned all large gatherings, including the closure of venues that attract large crowds such as entertainment places, sports grounds, swimming pools, fitness clubs and wedding halls.
COVID-19 Pandemic In Afghanistan Media
A cartoon demonstrating how social distancing reduces the rate of COVID-19 transmission and stop it before it can become an outbreak. To save loved ones and oneself, every citizen should follow it with enthusiasm and make oneself self-isolate.
The Blue Mosque was closed during the lockdown in Mazar-i-Sharif.
Arriving at Islam Qala, entering Afghanistan
The Torkham border crossing
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Template:COVID-19 data/Cite
- ↑ "Afghanistan COVID - Coronavirus Statistics - Worldometer". Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ↑ "Afghanistan confirms 1st case of coronavirus". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
- ↑ "Current Cases of COVID-19". tolonews.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ↑ "Coronavirus: Herat emerges as Afghanistan's epicentre". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ↑ "From Iran's hot zone, Afghans flee home, spreading virus". MyNorthwest.com. 2020-04-05. Archived from the original on 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ↑ "Helping the most vulnerable return home to Afghanistan - Afghanistan". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ↑ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Coronavirus – Now is not the time to forget Afghanistan and its neighbours". UNHCR. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ↑ "Coronavirus outbreak fears in Afghanistan amid influx from Iran". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ↑ Asher, Saira (2020-04-09). "The porous borders where the virus cannot be controlled" (in en-GB). BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52210479. Retrieved 2020-04-14.