Tag: coronavirus

Nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive commences

MONITORING (SW) – The nationwide vaccination drive for Codvid-19 would commence Wednesday onward across the country, announced officials on Tuesday.

Fears of Omicron grip Kabul residents

KABUL (SW) – Fears about the spread of Omicron, the new strain of the the COVID-19, has caused grim concerns among the residents of the Afghan capital, Kabul.

COVID-19 vaccination gains momentum in Farah

KABUL (SW) – Health officials in Farah have said at least 1000 people are receiving coronavirus vaccines here on daily basis.

COVID-19 cases on the rise as winter approaches

KABUL (SW) – Health officials have warned about spread of the coronavirus pandemic in Afghanistan amid approaching harsh winter.

Health ministry asks people to stay vigilant against COVID-19 during Eid

KABUL (SW) – The Ministry of Public Health has asked people not to visit each other’s homes during Eid al-Adha to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Afghanistan receives 1.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine

KABUL (SW) – More than 1.4 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine arrived today in Afghanistan. Donated by the United States to COVAX, the 1,484,900 doses were delivered through the COVAX Facility’s dose-sharing scheme to the Government of Afghanistan.

Health minister warns against surging cases of black fungus

KABUL (SW) – Heath authorities have warned against surging cases of the black fungus among coronavirus patients in the country.

Over 5000 lives lost to COVID-19 since pandemic hit

KABUL (SW) – The overall deaths caused by the coronavirus pandemic across the country surged beyond 5,000 on Thursday, health officials confirmed.

COVID-19 takes 80 more lives in 24 hours

KABUL (SW) – Up to 80 more lives were lost and 1531 new infections recorded in the past 24 hours as coronavirus continued to cause havoc across Afghanistan.

Amid surging infections, US pledges 3M dosses of vaccines for Afghanistan

KABUL (SW) – The delta variant of COVID-19 continued to cause more infections and deaths with high rates in Afghanistan as the US vowed to provide at least 3 million doses of the vaccines for the war-ravaged country.

COVID-19: 1847 new cases, 78 deaths in 24 hour

KABUL (SW) – At least 1847 more coronavirus infections were recorded in the past 24 hours and 78 lives lost to the pandemic in this period

COVID-19 kills 101 patients, infects 2313

KABUL (SW) – The Ministry of Public Health announced on Thursday that 101 people lost their lives to COVID-19 and 2,313 more got infected in the past 24 hours.