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Lack of Oxygen amid Coronavirus Outbreak Peaking in Afghanistan Sparks Concerns

Lack of Oxygen amid Coronavirus Outbreak Peaking in Afghanistan Sparks Concerns

KABUL - The Ministry of Public Health, following announcing of another 14-day restriction warned of oxygen insufficiency in Afghanistan hospitals and called on the general public to take this pandemic seriously and obey the instructions provided through the health centers including wearing masks, keeping social distancing, washing, and sanitizing hands regularly.
According to the Ministry of Public Health, 67 people have died of Coronavirus in the last 24 hours, however, there could be several other unregistered deaths.
973 new cases have been registered by the MOPH in the last 24 hours, though there could be hundreds of active cases, not officially reported or not tested.
If the situation doesn’t change, the country can get a critical stage due to a lack of enough health facilities and lack of oxygen.
There are only a few oxygen production companies in Afghanistan with a very limited capacity for production. (Khaama Press)