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Coronavirus Updates; cases hike to 2,171 in Afghanistan
Afghanistan reported 232 new cases of the Coronavirus tested in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Public Health confirmed Thursday. It brings the total number of infections to 2171 across the country.
The Ministry of Public Health announced that 232 cases had been tested positive for the Coronavirus across Afghanistan in the past 24 hours bringing the total number of the infected to 2,171.
Kandahar is at the top of the table in a single-day registry with 45 new positive cases. The registration for the virus in other provinces is drawn as follows:
“Balkh 41, Herat 34, Kabul 21, Ghazni 12, Paktia 10, Logar 10, Panjshir 9, Samangan 9, Takhar 8, Kunduz 7, Baghlan 5, Nangarhar 5, Baghis 4, Maidan Wardak 4, Laghman 3, Parwan 2, Paktika 2, and one each in Sar-e pol and Faryab.
According to health officials, 64 people have given their lives to the Coronavirus and 260 others have recovered to date.
Wahidullah Majrooh, deputy of the Ministry of Public Health, said that a number of MOBY Group employees were also among those infected with the virus lately.
“The Ministry of Health is giving hand to the Moby Group and its programs are continuing on a regular basis,” he said.
Majrooh added, “The virus is spreading rapidly. We need to pay attention to health issues. The health of the people is in their own hands. If they don’t abide by the rules, there will be a humanitarian crisis,”
According to the Ministry of Public Health, the process of testing other employees of the Moby Group is underway and their family members will also be tested for the virus.
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More than 800 Afghan refugees deported from Pakistan in two days
As many as 837 Afghan refugees have been forced to return to their country through Torkham and Spin Boldak crossings in the last two days, officials announced on Saturday.
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said in a statement that 90 families comprising 468 people returned through Torkham crossing.
Another 67 families comprising 369 people returned through Spin Boldak crossing, it said.
The returnees have been introduced to international organizations to receive aid, and the Islamic Emirate has also paid 10,000 Afghanis to each family.
Pakistani government launched the second phase of deporting illegal refugees five days ago.
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Iran executes four Afghan prisoners
Iran executed four Afghan prisoners in Vakliabad Prison in Mashhad on Thursday morning, a human rights group reported.
Haalvsh said that the individuals had been arrested in 1398 over drug-related charges and then sentenced to death by the court.
This organization announced the names of the executed prisoners as Zaman Taheri, Salam Taheri, Gholam Qadir Samani and Ebrahim Noorzahi.
Zaman Taheri and Salam Taheri were brothers.
Iranian officials have not commented about the matter so far.
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Roof collapse kills two in Helmand
Two people were killed after roof of their house collapsed in southern Helmand province on Friday night, officials said.
Abdul Bari Rashid, head of information and culture in Helmand, told Ariana News that the incident occurred in Tajkan village of Gershak district due to heavy rain.
According to him, the dead include a woman and a child. A man was injured in the incident.
This comes as 10 people have died and six others have been injured as a result of the floods in Helmand province in the last one week.
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