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Return-Path: <bounce-mc.us4_17448523.906421-bb560e989d@mail41.sea61.rsgsv.net> Delivered-To: quraishi@jack.ngo Received: from mocha3025.mochahost.com by mocha3025.mochahost.com with LMTP id 6M87L7owgl5HqS8AaMJ/gg (envelope-from <bounce-mc.us4_17448523.906421-bb560e989d@mail41.sea61.rsgsv.net>) for <quraishi@jack.ngo>; Mon, 30 Mar 2020 13:47:38 -0400 Return-path: <bounce-mc.us4_17448523.906421-bb560e989d@mail41.sea61.rsgsv.net> Envelope-to: quraishi@jack.ngo Delivery-date: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 13:47:38 -0400 Received: from mail41.sea61.rsgsv.net ([148.105.14.41]:48583) by mocha3025.mochahost.com with esmtps (TLSv1.2:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from <bounce-mc.us4_17448523.906421-bb560e989d@mail41.sea61.rsgsv.net>) id 1jIyVe-00DZgi-6n for quraishi@jack.ngo; Mon, 30 Mar 2020 13:47:38 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mailchimpapp.net; s=k1; t=1585590416; i=ocha-afghanistan=3D3Dun.org@mailchimpapp.net; bh=unOYWf0+oYrweNyXrrorse//gIk7iLNHD3A8vVn8J4o=; h=Subject:From:Reply-To:To:Date:Message-ID:List-ID:List-Unsubscribe: Content-Type:MIME-Version; b=Gk8BVXM/C6h0oJ8KhkY3yzQZLCM5wuEwHBvljNg7XGPyUgkAfk1E5yewEq47HhO82 QkuJ6pTLeHB4m81sM7vNzzOAutQF0WCfN2hacXX76ViITUE/gfnhNUqymVMGAeCMEq Hw9S0NjsTAn8WaKxUo6nFa6Mz4OXA6Oa7rw94Beg= Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail41.sea61.rsgsv.net (Mailchimp) with ESMTP id 48rfzN3mlwz4f45YJ for <quraishi@jack.ngo>; Mon, 30 Mar 2020 17:46:56 +0000 (GMT) Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Afghanistan=20|=20COVID=2D19=20|=20Daily=20Brief=20No.=2022=20|=2030=20Mar=202020?= From: =?utf-8?Q?OCHA=20Afghanistan?= <ocha-afghanistan@un.org> Reply-To: =?utf-8?Q?OCHA=20Afghanistan?= <ocha-afghanistan@un.org> To: =?utf-8?Q?Nasir=20quraishi?= <quraishi@jack.ngo> Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 17:46:47 +0000 Message-ID: <fe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4.bb560e989d.20200330174641.4381c391e3.fc586020@mail41.sea61.rsgsv.net> X-Mailer: MailChimp Mailer - **CID4381c391e3bb560e989d** X-Campaign: mailchimpfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4.4381c391e3 X-campaignid: mailchimpfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4.4381c391e3 X-Report-Abuse: Please report abuse for this campaign here: https://mailchimp.com/contact/abuse/?u=fe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=4381c391e3&e=bb560e989d X-MC-User: fe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4 Feedback-ID: 17448523:17448523.906421:us4:mc List-ID: fe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4mc list <fe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4.107133.list-id.mcsv.net> X-Accounttype: pd List-Unsubscribe: <https://humanitarianresponse.us4.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=fe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=415599abc4&e=bb560e989d&c=4381c391e3>, <mailto:unsubscribe-mc.us4_fe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4.4381c391e3-bb560e989d@mailin.mcsv.net?subject=unsubscribe> List-Unsubscribe-Post: List-Unsubscribe=One-Click Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_----------=_MCPart_1877532142" MIME-Version: 1.0 This is a multi-part message in MIME format --_----------=_MCPart_1877532142 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; format="fixed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable AFGHANISTAN COVID-19 Daily Brief No.22 | 30 Mar 2020 https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/sites/www.humanitarianresponse.info/= files/documents/files/daily_brief_covid-19_30_march_2020.pdf Download the full update =C2=BB (https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/sit= es/www.humanitarianresponse.info/files/documents/files/daily_brief_covid-1= 9_30_march_2020.pdf) ** Key Messages: UPDATED ------------------------------------------------------------ * People confirmed to have COVID-19: 145 * Deaths from COVID-19: 4 * Key concerns: Border crossing areas=2C movement restrictions=2C testing= capacity=2C commodity prices=2C strategic messaging and rumour management (Source: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) of Afghanistan) ** Situation Overview: UPDATED ------------------------------------------------------------ According to Johns Hopkins University data (https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis= =2Ecom/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6) =2C a= s of 30 March 735=2C560 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed and 34=2C800= deaths have been reported across 177 countries and territories. On 11 Mar= ch=2C WHO declared the COVID-19 outbreak as a global pandemic. Physical di= stancing measures can help to slow transmission of the virus and reduce th= e burden on the health system. But to suppress and control epidemics=2C co= untries must isolate=2C test=2C treat and trace. As the virus spreads in l= ow-income countries=2C WHO is deeply concerned about the impact it could h= ave on populations with high HIV prevalence=2C or among malnourished child= ren =E2=80=93 the latter being of particular concern in Afghanistan. https://uneplive.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/4c8ca6b1d9b= c44d6bde5e2fd54afc180 In Afghanistan=2C 145 people across 17 provinces are now confirmed to have= the virus. A newonline dashboard visualising COVID-19 data from the Minis= try of Public Health (MOPH) can be accessed here (https://uneplive.maps.ar= cgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/4c8ca6b1d9bc44d6bde5e2fd54afc180) .= A snapshot from this new platform is shown above. Hirat is still the most= affected part of the country with 106 of the confirmed cases. Four people= have now died from the virus in Balkh and Hirat Provinces. Contact tracin= g for the people confirmed with COVID-19 is ongoing. To date=2C testing ha= s been small scale which may account for the relatively low number of conf= irmed cases given the high number of people crossing the border from Iran.= Reduced community testing and slow turn-around of test results remain cri= tical concerns. As of 29 March=2C MOPH reported that 1=2C150 people have b= een tested since the outbreak began. There is additional laboratory testin= g capacity now available in Hirat province which has considerably reduced testing delays. In a press conference held by DoP= H and the Nangarhar Provincial Governor on 29 March=2C it was also announc= ed that a new laboratory has been established for COVID-19 testing in Jala= labad city with capacity to undertake 100 tests in 24 hours. Further plans= are in place to establish testing capacity in Mazar-e-sharif. A number of provinces have instituted measures to limit the exposure of re= sidents to COVID-19. In Kabul and Hirat these include =E2=80=98measured lo= ckdowns=E2=80=99 which have resulted in closures of sections of each city= and/or limits on the number of people travelling together (see details he= re (https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/sites/www.humanitarianresponse.i= nfo/files/documents/files/daily_brief_covid-19_27_march_2020.pdf) ). In mo= st of the regions=2C partial lock-down measures are in place. These includ= e prohibition of or advice against gatherings for weddings and in public s= paces including hotels and markets. In the north=2C Government officials a= re working for a half-day with all civil servants aged between 58 and 65= =2C as well as those with chronic conditions working from home. Across mos= t of the regions=2C there is no official restriction on free movement of p= eople. In the centre=2C south-east and central highlands however=2C the au= thorities have ordered the closure of local shops and restaurants=2C as we= ll as financial service providers (banks and hawala services). Humanitarian p= artners are particularly concerned about the closure of financial service= providers=2C which is impeding the distribution of much-required cash-bas= ed assistance. ES-NFI partners are already reporting challenges in the cas= h response to the floods as a result. Humanitarian partners have not repor= ted notable restrictions to their operations in most of these regions. However=2C in both Hirat and Kabul=2C humanitarian partners have intermitt= ently been stopped as they have moved around. It=E2=80=99s thought that th= is is mostly the result of unclear messaging or decision-making power at t= he operational level=2C and it is expected this will decrease over time as= people become more aware of the instructions. In Hirat=2C the Government= has instituted a policy of providing cards for humanitarian vehicles exem= pting passengers from the movement restrictions. In Kabul=2C the Ministry= of Economy has released two letters (one on 28 March and another on 30 Ma= rch) stating that humanitarians can and should still be active during this= critical time and that the Government had now dedicated staff to support= partners who face challenges in their daily operations due to COVID-19-re= lated movement restrictions. The letter provides a telephone number that s= hould be called in such situations. The second letter was widely distribut= ed across various Ministries. The Government=E2=80=99s Emergency Committee for COVID-19 will discuss this issue with the Ministry of Interi= or=2C reportedly on 31 March=2C to articulate an official policy for Kabul= =2E Response: UPDATED The overall focus of the health response is on preparedness=2C containment= and mitigation. WHO and a number of international organisations are worki= ng to provide reliable modelling on the evolution of the virus in the spec= ific context of Afghanistan with its unique vulnerabilities. A COVID-19 Mu= lti-Sector Humanitarian Country Plan for Afghanistan (https://www.humanita= rianresponse.info/sites/www.humanitarianresponse.info/files/documents/file= s/covid-19_multi-sector_country_plan_afghanistan_final.pdf) has been final= ised requiring US$108.1m to reach 6.1m people with life-saving assistance= across all clusters. The plan outlines initial preparedness and response= efforts for the next three months and highlights the potential effects of= the outbreak on ongoing humanitarian response and spells out mitigation m= easures being employed to reduce interruptions to life-saving services. T= his costed plan is expected to be updated as the situation changes and wil= l form the basis of an HRP revision in the near future. The plan complements the health response to the COVID-19 outbreak= in Afghanistan and has fed into a Global COVID-19 appeal (https://www.uno= cha.org/sites/unocha/files/Global-Humanitarian-Response-Plan-COVID-19.pdf)= which seeks $2 billion to fight COVID-19 in some of the world=E2=80=99s m= ost vulnerable countries. OCHA=E2=80=99s Humanitarian Financing Unit is su= pporting the Humanitarian Coordinator to make urgent pooled fund allocatio= ns to support the response. The humanitarian community is prioritising COVID-19 prevention and respons= e among persons of concern=2C taking a whole-of-community approach that ta= kes into consideration IDPs=2C returnees and the host communities. UNHCR w= ill provide vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers with a one-time grant o= f $100 for hygiene items for three-months. UNICEF will also undertake hygi= ene promotion and hygiene kit distribution (starting next week) for all ID= Ps in Shahrak-e-Sabz=2C Shaidayee and Khadistan areas=2C in Hirat Province= =2E The COVID-19 Risk Communications and Community Engagement Working Group ha= s been established and had its first meeting 26 March to ensure that COVID= -19 related communication activities take into account community informati= on needs=2C communications preferences=2C community dynamics=2C social nor= ms=2C cultural beliefs=2C superstitions and other factors that could impac= t on how COVID-19 risk reduction messaging is perceived and understood by= communities in Afghanistan. The Working Group is being led by WHO and co-= led by NRC and plans to meet regularly (at least once a week). The Working= Group will work closely with Protection Cluster to develop a protection-f= ocused risk communication strategy. The Working Group plans to develop a c= ollective/inter-agency communication campaign to allow a harmonised approa= ch by all partners. Global guidance (https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb= =2Eint/files/resources/COVID-19_CommunityEngagement_130320.pdf) has been iss= ued on ways to ensure responders are communicating in an appropriate and effective way with marginalised and vulnerable groups o= n COVID-19 risks and prevention measures. This will serve as the overall g= uide for community engagement work in Afghanistan. The COVID-19 outbreak comes against the backdrop of the Spring flood seaso= n which is complicating the response and depleting in-country supplies. Ac= cording to OCHA=E2=80=99s natural disaster tracking dashboard (https://www= =2Ehumanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/afghanistan/natural-disasters-0)= =2C more than 8=2C000 people have been affected by floods=2C landslides a= nd avalanches across 11 provinces. Humanitarian partners are mobilising a= rapid response to meet the needs of affected families. The ES-NFI Cluster= reports that so far=2C 480 families affected by floods have been provided= with emergency shelter and household items in Hirat=2C Farah=2C Badakhsha= n=2C Takhar=2C Ghazni and Hilmand provinces. Further assessments in the co= untry=E2=80=99s east and south east are still ongoing and are expected to= be completed by end of this week. Weather forecasts show that severe rain= fall is expected over the next two days across 16 provinces in the country= =E2=80=99s central=2C eastern southern=2C south-eastern and western areas.= IOM and partners have been alerted. Cash assistance is being prioritised given the= current context and operating constraints=2C although partners are facing= challenges because of the closure of financial service providers amid COV= ID-19-related movement restrictions. Cross Border Concerns: UPDATED IOM=2C WHO and UNHCR have formed a Points of Entry Working Group to ensure= effective coordination of planning and response across the four major bor= der crossing points (two in the west bordering Iran and two in the south b= ordering Pakistan)=2C with potential to expand to the other nine official= land borders and four international airports. As of 30 March=2C Johns Hopkins University reports that there are 38=2C309= confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Iran. All flights to and from Iran are sus= pended. However=2C the Islam Qala-Dogharoon land border crossings (Hirat)= remain open on both sides for both individuals and commercial traffic. Th= e Milak crossing (Nimroz) is formally open only to commercial traffic and= documented Afghans. Despite a formal notice on the policy at this crossin= g=2C undocumented returnees are still crossing into Afghanistan. Up to the= 21st of March=2C IOM reported a surge in spontaneous returns of undocumen= ted Afghans from Iran with 115=2C410 undocumented returnees over a 2-week= period =E2=80=93 the highest return on record. The scale of returns has s= ince subsided=2C notably during the Nawroz-Persian New Year holidays in Ir= an and Afghanistan. On 30 March=2C 1=2C300 people crossed the border into= Hirat and 600 into Nimroz. As of 30 March=2C according to Johns Hopkins University there are 1=2C625= people confirmed to have COVID-19 in Pakistan. The country=E2=80=99s bord= er with Afghanistan is officially closed through until 9 April=2C however= there have been several brief openings during which a limited number of c= ommercial trucks have been allowed to cross the at the Chaman-Spin Boldak= border point to ensure continued supplies of goods in Afghanistan. On 30= March=2C reports indicate that safe passage may be allowed for a few thou= sand citizens of Afghanistan (exact number is TBC) who are currently stuck= in Pakistan as a result of border closures and who want to return. This m= ay involve both documented and undocumented returnees but this is yet to b= e confirmed. Returns are expected to be done via the Torkham crossing poin= t and=2C given the volume of people=2C it is anticipated that this operati= on might take several days. Discussions are underway to scale-up humanitar= ian staffing at the border to respond to the influx. Although a final decision has not yet been communicated=2C Nangarhar Provincial autho= rities have indicated they may introduce quarantine measures for these ret= urnees in the border area. The humanitarian community does not support the= establishment of camps or camp-like quarantine sites for people returning= in large numbers. Keeping people in confined spaces in a pandemic situati= on is not best practice and the experience in other countries has demonstr= ated that this increases the risk of the virus spreading. In early March=2C Afghanistan=E2=80=99s other neighbours =E2=80=93 Tajikis= tan=2C Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan =E2=80=93 announced the closure of thei= r borders with some exemptions and suspended flights to and from Afghanist= an. Commercial traffic and return of citizens of Afghanistan continues acc= ording to the Afghan Border Police. Globally=2C IOM has launched an online interactive platform which presents= different products (Interactive Dashboards=2C Reports=2C Static Maps=2C D= atabases) showing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on human mobility= =2C at global=2C regional and country levels. The platform (https://migrat= ion.iom.int/) shows IOM=E2=80=99s =E2=80=98Travel Restriction Monitoring= =E2=80=99 and =E2=80=98Points of Entry (PoE) Status Baseline Assessment=E2= =80=99. Using secondary data sources=2C such as the International Air Tran= sport Association (IATA)=2C media reports and information direct from IOM= missions=2C the =E2=80=98Travel Restriction Monitoring=E2=80=99 tool maps= and analyses the various countries=2C territories and areas imposing rest= rictions=2C and people with restrictions being imposed upon them. Operational Response Capacity: With the above-mentioned movement restrictions and isolation measures anno= unced for different parts of the country=2C the UN and humanitarian partne= rs are working to clarify implications for their activities. The closure o= f government institutions may create new coordination challenges for human= itarian agencies. Some NGOs have reduced their international footprint in= country and many staff are now working remotely. Others are scaling-up to= respond to the COVID-19 risk and ensure continuity of existing services i= n the areas where they operate. UN offices remain open and staff are worki= ng to ensure life-saving assistance continues to vulnerable people. Virtua= l meetings are being held as much as possible to protect staff from the vi= rus. Commercial flight suspensions to Afghanistan are now in force and the Unit= ed Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) is urgently investigating opti= ons for a possible international air-bridge service=2C although this would= be dependent on landing rights=2C visas and other considerations. Various= destinations are being explored. Furthermore=2C it was announced that Jal= alabad airfield will cease operations for a period of one month starting f= rom yesterday in line with efforts to curb the spread of the virus. To ens= ure critical humanitarian operations are not disrupted=2C UNHAS will start= a helicopter service between Jalalabad and Kabul. ------------------------------------------------------------ Download the full update =C2=BB (https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/sit= es/www.humanitarianresponse.info/files/documents/files/daily_brief_covid-1= 9_30_march_2020.pdf) Click here to subscribe (http://eepurl.com/ydXVr) to future COVID-19 updat= es and other OCHA products. FOLLOW US: http://www.unocha.org/afghanistan https://twitter.com/OCHAAfg https://www.facebook.com/UNOCHAAfghanistan mailto:ocha-afghanistan@un.org https://reliefweb.int/country/afg/rss.xml?primary_country=3D13&source=3D15= 03 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Copyright =C2=A9 2020 United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs=2C All rights reserved. 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exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-= webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style=3D"font-size:13px"><strong>Peo= ple confirmed to have COVID-19: 145 </strong></span></li> =09<li style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-= webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style=3D"font-size:13px"><strong>Dea= ths from COVID-19: 4</strong></span></li> =09<li style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-= webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style=3D"font-size:13px"><strong>Key= concerns: Border crossing areas=2C movement restrictions=2C testing capac= ity=2C commodity prices=2C strategic messaging and rumour management</stro= ng></span></li> </ul> <span style=3D"font-size:13px">(Source: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) o= f Afghanistan)</span> <h2 style=3D"display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #222222;font-famil= y: Helvetica;font-size: 34px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-hei= ght: 150%;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;"><span style=3D"font-si= ze:13px"><span style=3D"color:#0000FF"><strong><u>Situation Overview:</u><= /strong></span> <span style=3D"color:#FF0000"><strong>UPDATED</strong></sp= an></span></h2> <div style=3D"text-align: justify;"><span style=3D"font-size:13px">Accordi= ng to <a href=3D"https://humanitarianresponse.us4.list-manage.com/track/cl= ick?u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3Dffc62b46a9&e=3Dbb560e989d" style= =3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-= size-adjust: 100%;color: #418fde;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: unde= rline;"><strong>Johns Hopkins University data</strong></a>=2C as of 30 Mar= ch 735=2C560 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed and 34=2C800 deaths hav= e been reported across 177 countries and territories. On 11 March=2C WHO d= eclared the COVID-19 outbreak as a global pandemic. Physical distancing me= asures can help to slow transmission of the virus and reduce the burden on= the health system. But to suppress and control epidemics=2C countries mus= t isolate=2C test=2C treat and trace. As the virus spreads in low-income c= ountries=2C WHO is deeply concerned about the impact it could have on popu= lations with high HIV prevalence=2C or among malnourished children =E2=80= =93 the latter being of particular concern in Afghanistan.</span></div> <br> <a href=3D"https://humanitarianresponse.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u= =3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3Dbcdca22150&e=3Dbb560e989d" target=3D"_b= lank" style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-w= ebkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #418fde;font-weight: normal;text-decor= ation: underline;"><span style=3D"font-size:13px"><img data-file-id=3D"129= 7841" height=3D"261" src=3D"https://mcusercontent.com/fe0746c970b6af5b85b9= a5ef4/images/8754f7dc-2ef2-42d9-b8fa-d985142cc58c.png" style=3D"border: 0p= x;width: 550px;height: 261px;margin: 0px;outline: none;text-decoration: no= ne;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;" width=3D"550"></span></a> <div style=3D"text-align: justify;"><span style=3D"font-size:13px"><strong= >In Afghanistan=2C 145 people across 17 provinces are now confirmed to hav= e the virus. </strong>A newonline dashboard visualising COVID-19 data from= the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) can be accessed <a href=3D"https://h= umanitarianresponse.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85= b9a5ef4&id=3D43ec31c07e&e=3Dbb560e989d" style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: ex= actly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #41= 8fde;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;">here</a>. A snapshot= from this new platform is shown above. Hirat is still the most affected p= art of the country with 106 of the confirmed cases. Four people have now d= ied from the virus in Balkh and Hirat Provinces. Contact tracing for the p= eople confirmed with COVID-19 is ongoing. To date=2C testing has been smal= l scale which may account for the relatively low number of confirmed cases= given the high number of people crossing the border from Iran. Reduced co= mmunity testing and slow turn-around of test results remain critical conce= rns. As of 29 March=2C MOPH reported that 1=2C150 people have been tested= since the outbreak began. There is additional laboratory testing capacity= now available in Hirat province which has considerably reduced testing de= lays. In a press conference held by DoPH and the Nangarhar Provincial Gove= rnor on 29 March=2C it was also announced that a new laboratory has been e= stablished for COVID-19 testing in Jalalabad city with capacity to underta= ke 100 tests in 24 hours. Further plans are in place to establish testing= capacity in Mazar-e-sharif.<br> <br> A number of provinces have instituted measures to limit the exposure of re= sidents to COVID-19. In Kabul and Hirat these include =E2=80=98<strong>mea= sured lockdowns=E2=80=99 </strong>which have resulted in closures of secti= ons of each city and/or limits on the number of people travelling together= (see details <a href=3D"https://humanitarianresponse.us4.list-manage.com/= track/click?u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3De5a2d36b19&e=3Dbb560e989d"= style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit= -text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #418fde;font-weight: normal;text-decoration= : underline;">here</a>). In most of the regions=2C partial lock-down measu= res are in place. These include prohibition of or advice against gathering= s for weddings and in public spaces including hotels and markets. In the n= orth=2C Government officials are working for a half-day with all civil ser= vants aged between 58 and 65=2C as well as those with chronic conditions w= orking from home. Across most of the regions=2C there is no official restr= iction on free movement of people. In the centre=2C south-east and central= highlands however=2C the authorities have ordered the closure of local sh= ops and restaurants=2C as well as financial service providers (banks and h= awala services). Humanitarian partners are particularly concerned about th= e closure of financial service providers=2C which is impeding the distribu= tion of much-required cash-based assistance. ES-NFI partners are already r= eporting challenges in the cash response to the floods as a result. Humani= tarian partners have not reported notable restrictions to their operations= in most of these regions.<br> <br> However=2C in both Hirat and Kabul=2C humanitarian partners have intermitt= ently been stopped as they have moved around. It=E2=80=99s thought that th= is is mostly the result of unclear messaging or decision-making power at t= he operational level=2C and it is expected this will decrease over time as= people become more aware of the instructions. In Hirat=2C the Government= has instituted a policy of providing cards for humanitarian vehicles exem= pting passengers from the movement restrictions. In Kabul=2C the Ministry= of Economy has released two letters (one on 28 March and another on 30 Ma= rch) stating that humanitarians can and should still be active during this= critical time and that the Government had now dedicated staff to support= partners who face challenges in their daily operations due to COVID-19-re= lated movement restrictions. The letter provides a telephone number that s= hould be called in such situations. The second letter was widely distribut= ed across various Ministries. The Government=E2=80=99s Emergency Committee= for COVID-19 will discuss this issue with the Ministry of Interior=2C rep= ortedly on 31 March=2C to articulate an official policy for Kabul.</span><= /div> <br> <span style=3D"font-size:13px"><strong><span style=3D"color:#0000FF"><u>Re= sponse:</u></span> <span style=3D"color:#FF0000">UPDATED</span></stro= ng></span> <div style=3D"text-align: justify;"><span style=3D"font-size:13px">The ove= rall focus of the <strong>health response</strong> is on preparedness=2C c= ontainment and mitigation. WHO and a number of international organisations= are working to provide reliable modelling on the evolution of the virus i= n the specific context of Afghanistan with its unique vulnerabilities. A <= a href=3D"https://humanitarianresponse.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u= =3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3Db4f9092748&e=3Dbb560e989d" style=3D"mso= -line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-ad= just: 100%;color: #418fde;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;"= ><strong><em>COVID-19 Multi-Sector Humanitarian Country Plan for Afghanist= an</em></strong></a> has been finalised requiring US$108.1m to reach 6.1m= people with life-saving assistance across all clusters. The plan outlines= initial preparedness and response efforts for the next three months and h= ighlights the potential effects of the outbreak on ongoing humanitarian re= sponse and spells out mitigation measures being employed to reduce interru= ptions to life-saving services. This costed plan is expected to be u= pdated as the situation changes and will form the basis of an HRP revision= in the near future. The plan complements the health response to the COVID= -19 outbreak in Afghanistan and has fed into a <a href=3D"https://humanita= rianresponse.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4= &id=3Dc684b71f18&e=3Dbb560e989d" style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-= ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #418fde;fo= nt-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Global COVID-19 app= eal</strong></a> which seeks $2 billion to fight COVID-19 in some of the w= orld=E2=80=99s most vulnerable countries. OCHA=E2=80=99s Humanitarian Fina= ncing Unit is supporting the Humanitarian Coordinator to make urgent poole= d fund allocations to support the response.<br> <br> The humanitarian community is prioritising COVID-19 prevention and respons= e among <strong>persons of concern</strong>=2C taking a whole-of-community= approach that takes into consideration IDPs=2C returnees and the host com= munities. UNHCR will provide vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers with a= one-time grant of $100 for hygiene items for three-months. UNICEF will al= so undertake hygiene promotion and hygiene kit distribution (starting next= week) for all IDPs in Shahrak-e-Sabz=2C Shaidayee and Khadistan areas=2C= in Hirat Province.<br> <br> <strong>The COVID-19 Risk Communications and Community Engagement Working= Group</strong> has been established and had its first meeting 26 March to= ensure that COVID-19 related communication activities take into acco= unt community information needs=2C communications preferences=2C community= dynamics=2C social norms=2C cultural beliefs=2C superstitions and other f= actors that could impact on how COVID-19 risk reduction messaging is perce= ived and understood by communities in Afghanistan. The Working Group is be= ing led by WHO and co-led by NRC and plans to meet regularly (at least onc= e a week). The Working Group will work closely with Protection Cluster to= develop a protection-focused risk communication strategy. The Working Gro= up plans to develop a collective/inter-agency communication campaign to al= low a harmonised approach by all partners. <a href=3D"https://humanitarian= response.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id= =3D25d3b7ffe6&e=3Dbb560e989d" style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-= text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #418fde;font-= weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;">Global guidance</a> has been i= ssued on ways to ensure responders are communicating in an appropriate and= effective way with marginalised and vulnerable groups on COVID-19 risks a= nd prevention measures. This will serve as the overall guide for community= engagement work in Afghanistan.<br> <br> The COVID-19 outbreak comes against the backdrop of the Spring flood seaso= n which is complicating the response and depleting in-country supplies. Ac= cording to <a href=3D"https://humanitarianresponse.us4.list-manage.com/tra= ck/click?u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3D0ac0e944ec&e=3Dbb560e989d" st= yle=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-te= xt-size-adjust: 100%;color: #418fde;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: u= nderline;">OCHA=E2=80=99s natural disaster tracking dashboard</a>=2C more= than 8=2C000 people have been affected by floods=2C landslides and avalan= ches across 11 provinces. Humanitarian partners are mobilising a rapid res= ponse to meet the needs of affected families. The ES-NFI Cluster reports t= hat so far=2C 480 families affected by floods have been provided with emer= gency shelter and household items in Hirat=2C Farah=2C Badakhshan=2C Takha= r=2C Ghazni and Hilmand provinces. Further assessments in the country=E2= =80=99s east and south east are still ongoing and are expected to be compl= eted by end of this week. Weather forecasts show that severe rainfall is e= xpected over the next two days across 16 provinces in the country=E2=80=99= s central=2C eastern southern=2C south-eastern and western areas. IOM and= partners have been alerted. Cash assistance is being prioritised given th= e current context and operating constraints=2C although partners are facin= g challenges because of the closure of financial service providers amid CO= VID-19-related movement restrictions.<br> <br> <img data-file-id=3D"1297845" height=3D"239" src=3D"https://mcusercontent.= com/fe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4/images/41375dc4-8f4a-4052-823d-fa8f07ee8810.= png" style=3D"border: 0px;width: 550px;height: 239px;margin: 0px;outline:= none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;" width=3D"550= "><br> <br> <span style=3D"color:#0000FF"><strong><u>Cross Border Concerns:</u></stron= g></span> <span style=3D"color:#FF0000"><strong>UPDATED</strong></span><br= > IOM=2C WHO and UNHCR have formed a Points of Entry Working Group to ensure= effective coordination of planning and response across the four major bor= der crossing points (two in the west bordering Iran and two in the south b= ordering Pakistan)=2C with potential to expand to the other nine official= land borders and four international airports.<br> <br> As of 30 March=2C Johns Hopkins University reports that there are 38=2C309= confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Iran. All flights to and from Iran are sus= pended. However=2C the Islam Qala-Dogharoon land border crossings (Hirat)= remain open on both sides for both individuals and commercial traffic. Th= e Milak crossing (Nimroz) is formally open only to commercial traffic and= documented Afghans. Despite a formal notice on the policy at this crossin= g=2C undocumented returnees are still crossing into Afghanistan. Up to the= 21st of March=2C IOM reported a surge in spontaneous returns of undocumen= ted Afghans from Iran with 115=2C410 undocumented returnees over a 2-week= period =E2=80=93 the highest return on record. The scale of returns has s= ince subsided=2C notably during the Nawroz-Persian New Year holidays in Ir= an and Afghanistan. On 30 March=2C 1=2C300 people crossed the border into= Hirat and 600 into Nimroz.<br> <br> As of 30 March=2C according to Johns Hopkins University there are 1=2C625= people confirmed to have COVID-19 in Pakistan. The country=E2=80=99s bord= er with Afghanistan is officially closed through until 9 April=2C however= there have been several brief openings during which a limited number of c= ommercial trucks have been allowed to cross the at the Chaman-Spin Boldak= border point to ensure continued supplies of goods in Afghanistan. On 30= March=2C reports indicate that safe passage may be allowed for a few thou= sand citizens of Afghanistan (exact number is TBC) who are currently stuck= in Pakistan as a result of border closures and who want to return. This m= ay involve both documented and undocumented returnees but this is yet to b= e confirmed. Returns are expected to be done via the Torkham crossing poin= t and=2C given the volume of people=2C it is anticipated that this operati= on might take several days. Discussions are underway to scale-up humanitar= ian staffing at the border to respond to the influx. Although a final deci= sion has not yet been communicated=2C Nangarhar Provincial authorities hav= e indicated they may introduce quarantine measures for these returnees in= the border area. The humanitarian community does not support the establis= hment of camps or camp-like quarantine sites for people returning in large= numbers. Keeping people in confined spaces in a pandemic situation is not= best practice and the experience in other countries has demonstrated that= this increases the risk of the virus spreading.<br> <br> In early March=2C Afghanistan=E2=80=99s other neighbours =E2=80=93 <strong= >Tajikistan=2C Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan</strong> =E2=80=93 announced th= e closure of their borders with some exemptions and suspended flights to a= nd from Afghanistan. Commercial traffic and return of citizens of Afghanis= tan continues according to the Afghan Border Police.<br> <br> Globally=2C IOM has launched an online interactive platform which presents= different products (Interactive Dashboards=2C Reports=2C Static Maps=2C D= atabases) showing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on human mobility= =2C at global=2C regional and country levels. The <a href=3D"https://human= itarianresponse.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5= ef4&id=3D721c387f7d&e=3Dbb560e989d" style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactl= y;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #418fde= ;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;">platform</a> shows IOM= =E2=80=99s =E2=80=98Travel Restriction Monitoring=E2=80=99 and =E2=80=98Po= ints of Entry (PoE) Status Baseline Assessment=E2=80=99. Using secondary d= ata sources=2C such as the International Air Transport Association (IATA)= =2C media reports and information direct from IOM missions=2C the =E2=80= =98Travel Restriction Monitoring=E2=80=99 tool maps and analyses the vario= us countries=2C territories and areas imposing restrictions=2C and people= with restrictions being imposed upon them.</span><br> <br> <span style=3D"font-size:13px"><span style=3D"color:#0000FF"><strong><u>Op= erational Response Capacity:</u></strong></span><br> With the above-mentioned movement restrictions and isolation measures anno= unced for different parts of the country=2C the UN and humanitarian partne= rs are working to clarify implications for their activities. The closure o= f government institutions may create new coordination challenges for human= itarian agencies. Some NGOs have reduced their international footprint in= country and many staff are now working remotely. Others are scaling-up to= respond to the COVID-19 risk and ensure continuity of existing services i= n the areas where they operate. UN offices remain open and staff are worki= ng to ensure life-saving assistance continues to vulnerable people. Virtua= l meetings are being held as much as possible to protect staff from the vi= rus.<br> <br> Commercial flight suspensions to Afghanistan are now in force and the Unit= ed Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) is urgently investigating opti= ons for a possible international air-bridge service=2C although this would= be dependent on landing rights=2C visas and other considerations. Various= destinations are being explored. Furthermore=2C it was announced that Jal= alabad airfield will cease operations for a period of one month starting f= rom yesterday in line with efforts to curb the spread of the virus. 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