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Return-Path: <bounce-mc.us4_17448523.906445-bb560e989d@mail73.suw131.mcsv.net> Delivered-To: quraishi@jack.ngo Received: from mocha3025.mochahost.com by mocha3025.mochahost.com with LMTP id 8Hu8LKGsiF4ucQEAaMJ/gg (envelope-from <bounce-mc.us4_17448523.906445-bb560e989d@mail73.suw131.mcsv.net>) for <quraishi@jack.ngo>; Sat, 04 Apr 2020 11:49:53 -0400 Return-path: <bounce-mc.us4_17448523.906445-bb560e989d@mail73.suw131.mcsv.net> Envelope-to: quraishi@jack.ngo Delivery-date: Sat, 04 Apr 2020 11:49:53 -0400 Received: from mail73.suw131.mcsv.net ([198.2.188.73]:13811) by mocha3025.mochahost.com with esmtps (TLSv1.2:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from <bounce-mc.us4_17448523.906445-bb560e989d@mail73.suw131.mcsv.net>) id 1jKl3O-001lyF-22 for quraishi@jack.ngo; Sat, 04 Apr 2020 11:49:53 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mailchimpapp.net; s=k1; t=1586015340; i=ocha-afghanistan=3D3Dun.org@mailchimpapp.net; bh=KZbksnKxD8Lkn5xOtmN1QV2ZnlbT7yKU83d6iGSrlPs=; h=Subject:From:Reply-To:To:Date:Message-ID:List-ID:List-Unsubscribe: Content-Type:MIME-Version; b=UNwNNonjk90zN99qA3SYmWKnquBn7mMduyBXeSGrfTWml/sEx2zVGHRtYdu/QTvO7 ufUPUsRz7rqwmzXgC+a5g5Rr/LdtnAZn30Xh9nuvK5xCKZ6uYH146uD9Za/fl9+4Pc FEWY52qRKSC+xKkW+SS0ag1pkbaVY2MZ5he2Ig4Q= Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail73.suw131.mcsv.net (Mailchimp) with ESMTP id 48vh706T3WzLfH4gV for <quraishi@jack.ngo>; Sat, 4 Apr 2020 15:49:00 +0000 (GMT) Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Afghanistan=20|=20COVID=2D19=20|=20Daily=20Brief=20No.=2026=20|=2004=20Apr=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: Sat, 4 Apr 2020 15:48:47 +0000 Message-ID: <fe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4.bb560e989d.20200404154841.0c5d80443d.b2b7be24@mail73.suw131.mcsv.net> X-Mailer: MailChimp Mailer - **CID0c5d80443dbb560e989d** X-Campaign: mailchimpfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4.0c5d80443d X-campaignid: mailchimpfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4.0c5d80443d X-Report-Abuse: Please report abuse for this campaign here: https://mailchimp.com/contact/abuse/?u=fe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=0c5d80443d&e=bb560e989d X-MC-User: fe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4 Feedback-ID: 17448523:17448523.906445: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=0c5d80443d>, <mailto:unsubscribe-mc.us4_fe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4.0c5d80443d-bb560e989d@mailin.mcsv.net?subject=unsubscribe> List-Unsubscribe-Post: List-Unsubscribe=One-Click Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_----------=_MCPart_59571382" MIME-Version: 1.0 This is a multi-part message in MIME format --_----------=_MCPart_59571382 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; format="fixed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable AFGHANISTAN COVID-19 Daily Brief No.26 | 04 Apr 2020 https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/sites/www.humanitarianresponse.info/= files/documents/files/daily_brief_covid-19_4_april_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_4_april_2020.pdf) ** Key Messages: UPDATED ------------------------------------------------------------ * People confirmed to have COVID-19: 299 (Source: Ministry of Public Healt= h (MoPH) of Afghanistan) * Deaths from COVID-19: 7 * Tests completed: 2=2C288 * Key concerns: Border crossing areas=2C movement restrictions=2C testing= capacity=2C protective equipment for frontline workers=2C commodity price= s=2C floods=2C plans for camp and camp-like quarantine sites=2C messaging= and rumour management ** Situation Overview: UPDATED ------------------------------------------------------------ According to Johns Hopkins University data (https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis= =2Ecom/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6) =2C a= s of 4 April=2C 1.13m cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed and 60=2C874 d= eaths have been reported across 181 countries and territories. The COVID-1= 9 pandemic is straining health systems worldwide. WHO is calling on countr= ies to balance the demands of responding directly to COVID-19=2C while mai= ntaining essential health services. WHO has stressed that to defeat the vi= rus=2C countries need to use aggressive and targeted tactics. Aggressive m= easures to find=2C test=2C isolate and treat cases=2C as well as trace con= tacts are not only the best and fastest way out of social and economic res= trictions =E2=80=93 they are also the best way to prevent them. WHO furthe= r calls on governments to put in place social welfare measures to ensure v= ulnerable people have food and other life essentials during this crisis. W= HO=2C the World Bank and the IMF are calling for debt relief for developing countries to avoid economic collapse=2C as many will struggle t= o implement social welfare programs at this time. On 2 April=2C the World= Bank approved a US$100 million grant to support Afghanistan to slow and l= imit the spread of COVID-19 through enhanced detection=2C surveillance=2C= and laboratory systems=2C as well as strengthening essential health care= delivery and intensive care. https://uneplive.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/4c8ca6b1d9b= c44d6bde5e2fd54afc180 In Afghanistan=2C MoPH data (https://uneplive.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdash= board/index.html#/4c8ca6b1d9bc44d6bde5e2fd54afc180) shows that 299 people= across 22 provinces are now confirmed to have the virus and seven people= have now died. Importantly=2C 88 out of the 299 total COVID-19 cases have= no confirmed travel history abroad. Hirat is still the most affected part= of the country=2C now with 204 of the confirmed cases. To date=2C MoPH re= ports that 2=2C288 tests have been conducted. To scale-up testing efforts= =2C WHO has supported the Government to establish two testing facilities i= n Kabul=2C one in Hirat=2C one in Mazar-e-Sharif and one in Nangarhar prov= ince. Additional testing facilities are also expected to begin operations= in Kandahar and Paktya provinces. Altogether=2C the Government plans to e= xpand to 15 testing facilities across the country within the month. Quarantine measures are being implemented for people who are either suspec= ted or confirmed to have the virus. There are concerns that this is not be= ing implemented in a consistent manner nationally with sub-optimal quarant= ine and isolation practices being applied in some locations. Humanitarian= partners stress that quarantine and isolation should only be conducted fo= r people presenting with symptoms of COVID-19 and no more than one person= should be housed in one room or tent. Partners also stress that when quar= antine is organised in public facilities=2C strict gender separation shoul= d be observed so that men and women are not kept in the same rooms=2C unle= ss they are close relatives. OCHA is in the process of developing an Afgha= nistan-specific guidance note on home isolation/quarantine in overcrowded= settings. 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. Details of how= these are being implemented in different regions can be found in previous= days=E2=80=99 COVID-19 Daily Briefs (https://www.humanitarianresponse.inf= o/en/operations/afghanistan/documents) . The Government=E2=80=99s Emergenc= y Committee for Prevention of COVID-19=2C which meets every two-days=2C me= t again on 31 March and has indicated that any interruptions to UN and NGO= operations related to COVID-19 movement restrictions would be resolved so= on. Regarding NGO movements that may sometimes be undertaken in unmarked v= ehicles=2C the Committee added that staff ID cards will be accepted to all= ow them to move freely in Kabul and other provinces. On 1 April=2C the Kab= ul Chief of Police broadly shared a radio announcement informing all polic= e at checkpoints to allow movement of NGO personnel. Humanitarian partners urge= the Government to employ a national approach to these issues so that indi= vidual negotiations are not required on a case-by-case basis. Humanitarian= partners ask the Government to waive restrictions on movement for all ess= ential and critical items=2C especially humanitarian and health cargo. UN agencies and non-government organisations are supporting the government= =E2=80=99s preparedness=2C containment and mitigation measures. Extensive= risk communication and community engagement is underway countrywide; 34= =2C000 polio surveillance volunteers are carrying out disease surveillance= and case identification in all provinces; and the authorities working at= the borders with Iran and Pakistan have been equipped to carry out their= work in a safe manner. Local procurement of key relief such as soap has b= een expedited. The humanitarian community UN remains committed to continue= its work as a partner to Afghanistan=E2=80=99s government and its people= during this new crisis which comes against the backdrop of continued conf= lict=2C grinding poverty and natural disaster. Response: UPDATED After a meeting with Provincial Governors held on 28 March=2C the Presiden= t of Afghanistan=2C Ashraf Ghani=2C announced a series of measures to allo= w Governors to take the lead in the response to COVID-19 in their province= s. Details can be found in the 1 April COVID Daily Brief (https://www.huma= nitarianresponse.info/sites/www.humanitarianresponse.info/files/documents/= files/daily_brief_covid-19_01_april_2020.pdf) . Each Province will be deve= loping a three to six-month plan to meet both new COVID-19 needs and exist= ing needs aggravated by the spread of the pandemic. Province-level economi= c stimulus plans are also being planned. The Government is also mobilising= religious leaders to encourage people to conduct their prayers at home in= the areas where movements are restricted due to the spread of COVID-19. C= oordination of emergency response and disaster management on the Governmen= t=E2=80=99s side comes under the portfolio of First Vice President and thr= ough the Emergency Committee for Prevention of COVID-19. Several changes in the Government are currently underway at all levels inc= luding the appointment of new Provincial Governors. On 3 April=2C the Inde= pendent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) announced that Abdul Wahid= Qatali has been appointed as the governor of Hirat by a presidential decr= ee=2C replacing Abdul Qayum Rahimi. The humanitarian community=E2=80=99s overall efforts towards the response= are coordinated under the Humanitarian Country Team and the Inter-Cluster= Coordination Team at the national level=2C and via Humanitarian Regional= Teams at the sub-national level. The overall focus of the health response= is on preparedness=2C containment and mitigation. WHO and a number of int= ernational organisations are working to provide reliable modelling on the= evolution of the virus in the specific context of Afghanistan with its un= ique vulnerabilities. Polio teams continue to support the COVID-19 respons= e. The health response is supported by 350 WHO polio surveillance staff=2C= 1=2C000 polio surveillance focal points=2C and 34=2C000 polio surveillanc= e volunteers within health facilities=2C the private sector and communitie= s. These personnel are supporting efforts to enhance surveillance systems= and early detection. This includes training of trainers in surveillance.= So far=2C some 6=2C000 people have been trained in the country=E2=80=99s= west. Al Gharafa Organization (a Qatari NGO) has donated four sets of ventilators a= nd 500 sets of protective equipment for frontline personnel. The items are= expected to arrive in Hirat on 5 April. A COVID-19 Multi-Sector Humanitarian Country Plan for Afghanistan (https:/= /www.humanitarianresponse.info/sites/www.humanitarianresponse.info/files/d= ocuments/files/covid-19_multi-sector_country_plan_afghanistan_final.pdf) h= as been finalised requiring US$108.1m to reach 6.1m people with life-savin= g assistance across all clusters. The plan outlines initial preparedness a= nd response efforts for the next three months and highlights the potential= effects of the outbreak on ongoing humanitarian response. It also spells= out mitigation measures being employed to reduce interruptions to life-sa= ving services. In addition to an urgent allocation of $1.5m towards urgent= ly required COVID-19 preparedness and response health capacity made on 26= February=2C OCHA=E2=80=99s Humanitarian Financing Unit is supporting the= Humanitarian Coordinator to make further allocations to support the respo= nse. OCHA will also convene a meeting of information management colleagues= from both humanitarian and development organisations this week to discuss how to harmonise their support towards the response.= The World Bank met with a group of humanitarian partners on 31 March to s= hare information on planned programmes to support COVID-19=2C particularly= those focused on food transfer and labour-intensive public works. The ai= m was to identify opportunities to align and coordinate efforts given the= World Bank=E2=80=99s ongoing dialogue with the Government on supporting u= rban and rural communities through ongoing operations. The recently established COVID-19 Risk Communications and Community Engage= ment (RCCE) Working Group=2C led by WHO and NRC=2C has started its work in= support of the Government of Afghanistan to tailor global COVID-19 guidan= ce on risk communication activities to Afghanistan=E2=80=99s unique contex= t. The group plans to develop a collective=2C inter-agency risk communicat= ions and community engagement approach to ensure that messaging is harmoni= sed and community feedback is systematically collected in line with a risk= communication and community engagement strategy for Afghanistan. Specific= ally=2C the group will focus on tracking of rumours and busting myths; col= laborating with community and religious leaders; and utilising existing co= mmunity-based protection/early warning mechanisms as well as existing feed= back mechanisms (such as Awaaz Afghanistan). The Working Group plans to ex= pand membership to non-humanitarian actors (UNDP=2C UNAMA=2C etc.). Cross Border Concerns: UPDATED At the direction of the national Government and provincial Governments in= Hirat=2C Nimroz=2C Kandahar=2C and Nangarhar=2C the UN has established su= rveillance screening (including temperature checks and symptom screening p= rocesses) across major border points. IOM=2C in close partnership with MoR= R=2C has continued registration of returnees. UNHCR is further planning on= scaling-up border protection monitoring. Handwashing stations have been s= et up at all points of entry. The UN further plans to scale up the provisi= on of personal protective equipment to frontline workers and provide addit= ional logistical support in terms of office space=2C accommodation facilit= ies and provision of food and transportation for government staff at borde= r points. IOM=2C WHO and UNHCR late leading a Points of Entry Working Grou= p to ensure effective coordination of planning and response across four ma= jor border crossing points. This has now met twice and is looking to expan= d its coordination work to nine official land borders and four international airports. As of 4 April=2C Johns Hopkins University reports that there are 53=2C183= confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Iran. On 27 March=2C the Iranian Governmen= t announced a =E2=80=98Social Distancing Plan=E2=80=99 to break the transm= ission of COVID-19 and prevent further outbreaks. The measures=2C which ar= e in place until 8 April=2C include movement restrictions within and betwe= en cities. In line with the newly announced plan=2C citizens of Afghanista= n living in Iran that wish to return home will now be required to pay muni= cipal tax and will be responsible for paying and organising their own tran= sportation costs to the Iran-Afghanistan border =E2=80=93 something that w= as previously covered by the Government of Iran. The Islam Qala-Dogharoon= land border crossings (Hirat) remain open on both sides for both individu= als and commercial traffic. The Milak crossing (Nimroz) is formally open o= nly to commercial traffic and documented Afghans. According to the Border= Monitoring Team of the Directorate of Refugees and Repatriation (DoRR)=2C= a total of 16=2C649 undocumented citizens of Afghanistan returned from Iran throug= h the Milak and Islam Qala-Dogharoon borders between 22-28 March 2020=2C a= 73 per cent decrease from the previous week (62=2C341). Due to heavy rain= s=2C the road leading from the crossing into Afghanistan remains partly cl= osed. Some food security and agriculture partners have had to temporarily= delay their activities =E2=80=93 as they wait for waters to recede from r= oads =E2=80=93 in some of the western provinces that are experiencing loca= lised flooding. All flights to and from Iran are suspended. As of 4 April=2C according to Johns Hopkins University there are 2=2C708 p= eople confirmed to have COVID-19 in Pakistan. The country=E2=80=99s border with Afghanistan is officially closed=2C howe= ver there have been several brief openings during which a limited number o= f commercial trucks have been allowed to cross to ensure continued supplie= s of goods in Afghanistan. According to media reports the Chaman-Spin Bold= ak border point will reportedly open on Monday 6 April for at least five d= ays or until a backlog of goods has been processed. The Food Security and= Agriculture Cluster is concerned about more than 500MT of food that remai= ns stuck at the Spin-Boldak border crossing. On movement of humanitarian s= upplies=2C partners encourage the Government of Afghanistan to further eng= age with Pakistan authorities to enable smooth and speedy movement of huma= nitarian cargo. On 4 April=2C Pakistan=E2=80=99s Foreign Office confirmed that safe passag= e across the border will be allowed=E2=80=93 for a few thousand citizens o= f Afghanistan who are currently stuck in Pakistan. This will take place th= rough Torkham and Chaman-Spin Boldak border crossing from 6-9 April. Provi= ncial authorities have been scaling-up efforts to establish sites to quara= ntine these returnees on arrival. The Nangarhar Governor has asked residen= ts to support in donating basic household items. The humanitarian communit= y does not support the establishment of camps or camp-like quarantine site= s 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 spre= ading. Only those with COVID-19 symptoms should be held in isolation for t= esting. 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=2C with some exemptions=2C and suspended flights to and from Afg= hanistan. Commercial traffic and return of citizens of Afghanistan continu= es according to the Afghan Border Police. Humanitarians are concerned abou= t the potential supply disruption of key food commodities (wheat flour and= wheat grains) following the announcement by export restrictions by Afghan= istan=E2=80=99s northern neighbour=2C Kazakhstan - a (key supplier of thes= e commodities. Over the last two months the stocks of commercially availab= le wheat grain held by the national network of millers in Afghanistan has= significantly diminished. ------------------------------------------------------------ Download the full update =C2=BB (https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/sit= es/www.humanitarianresponse.info/files/documents/files/daily_brief_covid-1= 9_4_april_2020.pdf) Click here to subscribe (http://eepurl.com/ydXVr) to future COVID-19 updat= es and other OCHA products. 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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: 299 </strong>(Source: Ministry of Public H= ealth (MoPH) of Afghanistan)</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: 7</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>Tes= ts completed: 2=2C288</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 protective equipment for frontline workers=2C commodity prices=2C f= loods=2C plans for camp and camp-like quarantine sites=2C messaging= and rumour management </strong></span></li> </ul> <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=3D933e3e8980&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 4 Apri= l=2C 1.13m cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed and 60=2C874 deaths have= been reported across 181 countries and territories. The COVID-19 pandemic= is straining health systems worldwide. WHO is calling on countries to bal= ance the demands of responding directly to COVID-19=2C while maintaining e= ssential health services. WHO has stressed that to defeat the virus=2C cou= ntries need to use aggressive and targeted tactics. Aggressive measures to= find=2C test=2C isolate and treat cases=2C as well as trace contacts are= not only the best and fastest way out of social and economic restrictions= =E2=80=93 they are also the best way to prevent them. WHO further calls o= n governments to put in place social welfare measures to ensure vulnerable= people have food and other life essentials during this crisis. WHO=2C the= World Bank and the IMF are calling for debt relief for developing countri= es to avoid economic collapse=2C as many will struggle to implement social= welfare programs at this time. On 2 April=2C the World Bank approved a US= $100 million grant to support Afghanistan to slow and limit the spread of= COVID-19 through enhanced detection=2C surveillance=2C and laboratory sys= tems=2C as well as strengthening essential health care delivery and intens= ive care.</span></div> <br> <a href=3D"https://humanitarianresponse.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u= =3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3D3eb62a3fe7&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;"><img data-file-id=3D"1297893" height=3D"341" src=3D"htt= ps://mcusercontent.com/fe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4/images/6856544b-45f4-490c= -8255-75c46fd3db39.png" style=3D"border: 0px;width: 560px;height: 341px;ma= rgin: 0px;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicu= bic;" width=3D"560"></a> <div style=3D"text-align: justify;"><br> <span style=3D"font-size:13px"><strong>In Afghanistan=2C </strong><a href= =3D"https://humanitarianresponse.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dfe074= 6c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3Dcc785d20dd&e=3Dbb560e989d" style=3D"mso-line-he= ight-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 10= 0%;color: #418fde;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;"><strong= >MoPH data</strong></a><strong> shows that 299 people across 22 provinces= are now confirmed to have the virus and seven people have now died. Impor= tantly=2C </strong>88 out of the 299 total COVID-19 cases have no confirme= d travel history abroad. Hirat is still the most affected part of the coun= try=2C now with 204 of the confirmed cases. To date=2C MoPH reports that 2= =2C288 tests have been conducted. To scale-up testing efforts=2C WHO has s= upported the Government to establish two testing facilities in Kabul=2C on= e in Hirat=2C one in Mazar-e-Sharif and one in Nangarhar province. Additio= nal testing facilities are also expected to begin operations in Kandahar a= nd Paktya provinces. Altogether=2C the Government plans to expand to 15 te= sting facilities across the country within the month.<br> <br> Quarantine measures are being implemented for people who are either suspec= ted or confirmed to have the virus. There are concerns that this is not be= ing implemented in a consistent manner nationally with sub-optimal quarant= ine and isolation practices being applied in some locations. Humanitarian= partners stress that quarantine and isolation should only be conducted fo= r people presenting with symptoms of COVID-19 and no more than one person= should be housed in one room or tent. Partners also stress that when quar= antine is organised in public facilities=2C strict gender separation shoul= d be observed so that men and women are not kept in the same rooms=2C unle= ss they are close relatives. OCHA is in the process of developing an Afgha= nistan-specific guidance note on home isolation/quarantine in overcrowded= settings.<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= =2E Details of how these are being implemented in different regions can be f= ound in previous days=E2=80=99 <a href=3D"https://humanitarianresponse.us4= =2Elist-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3Da56772b193= &e=3Dbb560e989d" style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adj= ust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #418fde;font-weight: norma= l;text-decoration: underline;">COVID-19 Daily Briefs</a>. The Government= =E2=80=99s Emergency Committee for Prevention of COVID-19=2C which meets e= very two-days=2C met again on 31 March and has indicated that any interrup= tions to UN and NGO operations related to COVID-19 movement restrictions w= ould be resolved soon. Regarding NGO movements that may sometimes be under= taken in unmarked vehicles=2C the Committee added that staff ID cards will= be accepted to allow them to move freely in Kabul and other provinces. On= 1 April=2C the Kabul Chief of Police broadly shared a radio announcement= informing all police at checkpoints to allow movement of NGO personnel. H= umanitarian partners urge the Government to employ a national approach to= these issues so that individual negotiations are not required on a case-b= y-case basis. Humanitarian partners ask the Government to waive restrictio= ns on movement for all essential and critical items=2C especially humanita= rian and health cargo.<br> <br> UN agencies and non-government organisations are supporting the government= =E2=80=99s preparedness=2C containment and mitigation measures. Extensive= risk communication and community engagement is underway countrywide; 34= =2C000 polio surveillance volunteers are carrying out disease surveillance= and case identification in all provinces; and the authorities working at= the borders with Iran and Pakistan have been equipped to carry out their= work in a safe manner. Local procurement of key relief such as soap has b= een expedited. The humanitarian community UN remains committed to continue= its work as a partner to Afghanistan=E2=80=99s government and its people= during this new crisis which comes against the backdrop of continued conf= lict=2C grinding poverty and natural disaster.</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></strong></= span> <div style=3D"text-align: justify;"><span style=3D"font-size:13px">After a= meeting with Provincial Governors held on 28 March=2C the President of Af= ghanistan=2C Ashraf Ghani=2C announced a series of measures to allow Gover= nors to take the lead in the response to COVID-19 in their provinces. Deta= ils can be found in the <a href=3D"https://humanitarianresponse.us4.list-m= anage.com/track/click?u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3D2b110de3c1&e=3Dbb560e989d" style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 10= 0%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #418fde;font-weight: normal;text-= decoration: underline;">1 April COVID Daily Brief</a>. Each Province will= be developing a three to six-month plan to meet both new COVID-19 needs a= nd existing needs aggravated by the spread of the pandemic. Province-level= economic stimulus plans are also being planned. The Government is also mo= bilising religious leaders to encourage people to conduct their prayers at= home in the areas where movements are restricted due to the spread of COV= ID-19. Coordination of emergency response and disaster management on the G= overnment=E2=80=99s side comes under the portfolio of First Vice President= and through the Emergency Committee for Prevention of COVID-19. Several c= hanges in the Government are currently underway at all levels including th= e appointment of new Provincial Governors. On 3 April=2C the Independent D= irectorate of Local Governance (IDLG) announced that Abdul Wahid Qatali ha= s been appointed as the governor of Hirat by a presidential decree=2C repl= acing Abdul Qayum Rahimi.<br> <br> The humanitarian community=E2=80=99s overall efforts towards the response= are coordinated under the Humanitarian Country Team and the Inter-Cluster= Coordination Team at the national level=2C and via Humanitarian Regional= Teams at the sub-national level. The overall focus of the <strong>health= response</strong> is on preparedness=2C containment and mitigation. WHO a= nd a number of international organisations are working to provide reliable= modelling on the evolution of the virus in the specific context of Afghan= istan with its unique vulnerabilities. Polio teams continue to support the= COVID-19 response. The health response is supported by 350 WHO polio surv= eillance staff=2C 1=2C000 polio surveillance focal points=2C and 34=2C000= polio surveillance volunteers within health facilities=2C the private sec= tor and communities. These personnel are supporting efforts to enhance sur= veillance systems and early detection. This includes training of trainers= in surveillance. So far=2C some 6=2C000 people have been trained in the c= ountry=E2=80=99s west. Al Gharafa Organization (a Qatari NGO) has donated= four sets of ventilators and 500 sets of protective equipment for frontli= ne personnel. The items are expected to arrive in Hirat on 5 April.<br> <br> A <a href=3D"https://humanitarianresponse.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?= u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3D39fed4610d&e=3Dbb560e989d" style=3D"ms= o-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-a= djust: 100%;color: #418fde;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;= "><strong><em>COVID-19 Multi-Sector Humanitarian Country Plan for Afghanis= tan</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. It also spells out mitigation measures being employed to reduce in= terruptions to life-saving services. In addition to an urgent allocation o= f $1.5m towards urgently required COVID-19 preparedness and response healt= h capacity made on 26 February=2C OCHA=E2=80=99s Humanitarian Financing Un= it is supporting the Humanitarian Coordinator to make further allocations= to support the response. OCHA will also convene a meeting of information= management colleagues from both humanitarian and development organisation= s this week to discuss how to harmonise their support towards the response= =2E The World Bank met with a group of humanitarian partners on 31 March to= share information on planned programmes to support COVID-19=2C particular= ly those focused on food transfer and labour-intensive public works. = The aim was to identify opportunities to align and coordinate efforts giv= en the World Bank=E2=80=99s ongoing dialogue with the Government on suppor= ting urban and rural communities through ongoing operations.<br> <br> The recently established <strong>COVID-19 Risk Communications and Communit= y Engagement (RCCE)</strong> <strong>Working Group</strong>=2C led by WHO= and NRC=2C has started its work in support of the Government of Afghanist= an to tailor global COVID-19 guidance on risk communication activities to= Afghanistan=E2=80=99s unique context. The group plans to develop a collec= tive=2C inter-agency risk communications and community engagement approach= to ensure that messaging is harmonised and community feedback is systemat= ically collected in line with a risk communication and community engagemen= t strategy for Afghanistan. Specifically=2C the group will focus on tracki= ng of rumours and busting myths; collaborating with community and religiou= s leaders; and utilising existing community-based protection/early warning= mechanisms as well as existing feedback mechanisms (such as Awaaz Afghani= stan). The Working Group plans to expand membership to non-humanitarian ac= tors (UNDP=2C UNAMA=2C etc.).<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= > At the direction of the national Government and provincial Governments in= Hirat=2C Nimroz=2C Kandahar=2C and Nangarhar=2C the UN has established su= rveillance screening (including temperature checks and symptom screening p= rocesses) across major border points. IOM=2C in close partnership with MoR= R=2C has continued registration of returnees. UNHCR is further planning on= scaling-up border protection monitoring. Handwashing stations have been s= et up at all points of entry. The UN further plans to scale up the provisi= on of personal protective equipment to frontline workers and provide addit= ional logistical support in terms of office space=2C accommodation facilit= ies and provision of food and transportation for government staff at borde= r points. IOM=2C WHO and UNHCR late leading a Points of Entry Working Grou= p to ensure effective coordination of planning and response across four ma= jor border crossing points. This has now met twice and is looking to expan= d its coordination work to nine official land borders and four internation= al airports.<br> <br> As of 4 April=2C Johns Hopkins University reports that there are 53=2C183= confirmed cases of COVID-19 in <strong>Iran</strong>. On 27 March=2C the= Iranian Government announced a =E2=80=98Social Distancing Plan=E2=80=99 t= o break the transmission of COVID-19 and prevent further outbreaks. The me= asures=2C which are in place until 8 April=2C include movement restriction= s within and between cities. In line with the newly announced plan=2C citi= zens of Afghanistan living in Iran that wish to return home will now be re= quired to pay municipal tax and will be responsible for paying and organis= ing their own transportation costs to the Iran-Afghanistan border =E2=80= =93 something that was previously covered by the Government of Iran. The I= slam Qala-Dogharoon land border crossings (Hirat) remain open on both side= s for both individuals and commercial traffic. The Milak crossing (Nimroz)= is formally open only to commercial traffic and documented Afghans. Accor= ding to the Border Monitoring Team of the Directorate of Refugees and Repa= triation (DoRR)=2C a total of 16=2C649 undocumented citizens of Afghanista= n returned from Iran through the Milak and Islam Qala-Dogharoon borders be= tween 22-28 March 2020=2C a 73 per cent decrease from the previous week (6= 2=2C341). Due to heavy rains=2C the road leading from the crossing into Af= ghanistan remains partly closed. Some food security and agriculture partne= rs have had to temporarily delay their activities =E2=80=93 as they wait f= or waters to recede from roads =E2=80=93 in some of the western provinces= that are experiencing localised flooding. All flights to and from Iran ar= e suspended.<br> <br> As of 4 April=2C according to Johns Hopkins University there are 2=2C708 p= eople confirmed to have COVID-19 in <strong>Pakistan</strong>.<br> The country=E2=80=99s border with Afghanistan is officially closed=2C howe= ver there have been several brief openings during which a limited number o= f commercial trucks have been allowed to cross to ensure continued supplie= s of goods in Afghanistan. According to media reports the Chaman-Spin Bold= ak border point will reportedly open on Monday 6 April for at least five d= ays or until a backlog of goods has been processed. The Food Security and= Agriculture Cluster is concerned about more than 500MT of food that remai= ns stuck at the Spin-Boldak border crossing. On movement of humanitarian s= upplies=2C partners encourage the Government of Afghanistan to further eng= age with Pakistan authorities to enable smooth and speedy movement of huma= nitarian cargo.<br> <br> On 4 April=2C Pakistan=E2=80=99s Foreign Office confirmed that safe passag= e across the border will be allowed=E2=80=93 for a few thousand citizens o= f Afghanistan who are currently stuck in Pakistan. This will take place th= rough Torkham and Chaman-Spin Boldak border crossing from 6-9 April. Provi= ncial authorities have been scaling-up efforts to establish sites to quara= ntine these returnees on arrival. The Nangarhar Governor has asked residen= ts to support in donating basic household items. The humanitarian communit= y does not support the establishment of camps or camp-like quarantine site= s 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 spre= ading. Only those with COVID-19 symptoms should be held in isolation for t= esting.<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=2C with some exemptions=2C and suspended flight= s to and from Afghanistan. Commercial traffic and return of citizens of Af= ghanistan continues according to the Afghan Border Police. Humanitarians a= re concerned about the potential supply disruption of key food commodities= (wheat flour and wheat grains) following the announcement by export restr= ictions by Afghanistan=E2=80=99s northern neighbour=2C Kazakhstan - a (key= supplier of these commodities. 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