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Coronavirus positive cases in Afghanistan reach 1,026
The Ministry of Public Health says that in the past 24 hours, 30 new cases of the Coronavirus have been registered in Kabul, Herat, Kunar, Laghman and Nangarhar provinces, bringing the total number of positive cases in the country to 1,026.
Of the 30 new cases, 15 have been registered in Kabul, 6 in Herat, 4 in Kunar, 4 in Laghman and one in Nangarhar.
According to the Ministry of Health, 110 of the ministry’s health workers, including 90 men and 20 women, have been infected with the virus so far.
Wahidullah Mayar, the spokesman for the Ministry of Health, said that 51 people had been infected with the disease in Herat and 23 in Kandahar, and four doctors had died.
“We confirm that the head of Shinuzada Hospital died of the Coronavirus,” said the spokesman of the Ministry of Public Health.
The MOPH says that the number of recovered patients has reached 135 and the death toll from the virus has hiked to 36.
The consequences of the COVID19 in Afghanistan indicate that people have not taken the recommendations of the Ministry of Health seriously to prevent the further spread of the virus.
The health officials emphasize to all citizens of the country that the only way to stay immune to COVID19 is to stay home.
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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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IEA urges World Bank to resume work on 7,000 incomplete projects
Officials at the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) say 7,000 incomplete projects of the World Bank are at risk of destruction in Afghanistan. They call on the World Bank to resume the work of these projects.
According to them, discussions have been held with the World Bank about these projects, but there has been no result yet.
“7,000 incomplete projects are being destroyed, and if the work is not started, these projects will be destroyed. We ask the World Bank to resume the work of these projects as soon as possible,” said Noorul Hadi Adel, the spokesperson of MRRD.
Meanwhile, members of the private sector also ask international institutions to resume their work in Afghanistan.
According to the officials of this sector, with the start of these projects, job opportunities will be provided for thousands of people in the country.
“These projects create employment for our people and the country will grow a lot,” said Mirwais Hajizadeh, a member of the private sector.
However, economic experts stated if the work of these projects does not start soon, they will be destroyed and the investments made in them will be wasted.
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