Covid-19 out of control in Afghanistan as cases up 2,400pct in a month
The Covid-19 pandemic is spiralling out of control in Afghanistan, with cases rising 2,400 percent in the past month, hospitals filling up and medical resources quickly running out, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said on Thursday.
More than a third of tests last week came back positive, the IFRC said.
"Afghanistan is at a crisis point in the battle to contain Covid-19 as...
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