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Timeline Of The COVID-19 Pandemic In Afghanistan
This article documents the timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan. The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Afghanistan when its index case, in Herat, was confirmed on 24 February 2020. February 2020 23 February * On 23 February 2020, at least three citizens of Herat who had recently returned from Qom, Qom, Iran were suspected of Coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19 infection. * Blood samples were sent to Kabul for further testing. 24 February * On 24 February, Afghanistan confirmed the first COVID-19 case involving one of the three people from Herat, a 35-year-old man, who tested positive for Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, SARS-CoV-2. 26 February * On 26 February, a mask-production plant in Herat Province opened. ** The plant produces over 60,000 masks on a daily basis. ** The Ministry of Public Health (Afghanistan), Ministry of Public Health announced that this would be important in slowing the spread of Coronavirus disease 2019, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic In Afghanistan
The COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was confirmed to have spread to Afghanistan when its index case, in Herat, was confirmed on 24 February 2020. As of , there have been confirmed positive cases and deaths. As of 13 September 2021, there have been 118,180 recoveries. Kabul Province has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in Afghanistan at 18,896, followed by Herat with 9,343 cases, and then Balkh with 3,431. However, on 5 August 2020, an official survey from the Ministry of Public Health reported that approximately a third of the country's population, or roughly 10 million people had contracted COVID-19. Background Origins On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, which was reported to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
