COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan

The COVID-19 pandemic is occurring in Afghanistan as part of the global COVID-19 pandemic that began in China in December 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic affects the novel disease COVID-19 . This is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus from the Coronaviridae group and belongs to the group of respiratory diseases . From March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified the outbreak of the novel coronavirus as a global pandemic .

course

The first COVID-19 case to test positive in Afghanistan was confirmed in Herat on February 24, 2020 . As of March 22, 2020, there have already been 34 cases tested positive and the first official confirmed death of an Afghan from COVID-19. By March 29, 2020, there have been a total of 120 COVID-19 cases tested positive and four confirmed deaths in Afghanistan.

On May 2, 2020, General and former commander of the Afghan National Police Munir Mangal, the highest-ranking person in Afghanistan, died in Kabul .

statistics

The number of cases developed during the COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan as follows:

Infections

Confirmed infections (cumulative) in Afghanistan
according to WHO data

New infections in Afghanistan
according to WHO data

Deaths

Confirmed deaths (cumulative) in Afghanistan
according to WHO data

Confirmed deaths (daily) in Afghanistan
according to WHO data

Recovered

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Cases reported to WHO by national authorities are listed here. Since the situation is very dynamic, there may be discrepancies or delays between the cases of the WHO and the data of national authorities as well as the information provided by other bodies, such as the Johns Hopkins University (CSSE).

See also

• List of epidemics and pandemics
• List of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic

Web links

Commons : COVID-19 Pandemic in Afghanistan  - Pictures, Videos and Audio Files Collection

• World Health Organization (WHO): Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports on the website www.who.int (English)
• Johns Hopkins CSSE : Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases. (English)
• Website World of Meters : real-time data of the Corona virus pandemic (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Pulmonologists on the net: Covid-19: Causes . Online at www.lungenaerzte-im-netz.de. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
2. ↑ Tagesschau: "Deeply worried". WHO speaks of corona pandemic . March 11, 2020. Online at www.tagesschau.de. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
3. ↑ Shadi Khan Saif: Afghanistan confirms 1st case of coronavirus. AA, February 24, 2020, accessed July 2020 . 
4. ↑ COVID-19: First Deaths In Afghanistan, Kosovo, Romania, North Macedonia. Retrieved July 23, 2020 . 
5. ↑ Shadi Khan Saif: Afghanistan confirms first coronavirus-related death. AA, March 2020, accessed July 2020 . 
6. ↑ Nebile Ahrefi: Doctors Ask Residents to Stay at Home amide Kabul Lockdown. In: https://tolonews.com/ . March 29, 2020, accessed on July 23, 2020 . 
7. ↑ ^{a b c d} Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports. WHO, accessed on July 22, 2020 .