Health ministry reports 25 COVID deaths amid surge in new infections

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said Sunday that 25 people have died of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours amid a surge in new infections in the country.

According to the Ministry’s tally, 929 new cases have been registered in the same period.

This comes after the MoPH warned this week that the third wave of COVID-19 was expected to peak in the next few days.

The Ministry also warned that the situation is serious and called on people to adhere to health protocols and to wear masks.

Wahid Majroh, Public Health Minister, stated: “The situation is getting out of control. People are ignoring the virus; from now on people should seriously wear a mask.”

As a result of the surge in new infections, all education centers including schools and universities were closed this week in 16 provinces including Kabul.

The Ministry said that public and private schools, universities, and training centers will remain closed until further notice in Kabul, Ghazni, Helmand, Kandahar, Logar, Nangarhar, Paktia, Parwan, Maidan Wardak, Panjshir, Balkh, Laghman, Badakhshan, Kapisa, Kunduz, and Nimroz provinces.