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Return-Path: <bounce-mc.us4_17448523.906449-378d750ef4@mail213.atl81.rsgsv.net> Delivered-To: dr.malik@jack.ngo Received: from mocha3025.mochahost.com by mocha3025.mochahost.com with LMTP id YOhGJab+iV5SwiAAaMJ/gg (envelope-from <bounce-mc.us4_17448523.906449-378d750ef4@mail213.atl81.rsgsv.net>) for <dr.malik@jack.ngo>; Sun, 05 Apr 2020 11:52:06 -0400 Return-path: <bounce-mc.us4_17448523.906449-378d750ef4@mail213.atl81.rsgsv.net> Envelope-to: dr.malik@jack.ngo Delivery-date: Sun, 05 Apr 2020 11:52:06 -0400 Received: from mail213.atl81.rsgsv.net ([198.2.129.213]:64775) by mocha3025.mochahost.com with esmtps (TLSv1.2:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from <bounce-mc.us4_17448523.906449-378d750ef4@mail213.atl81.rsgsv.net>) id 1jL7Z5-009cxk-Ni for dr.malik@jack.ngo; Sun, 05 Apr 2020 11:52:06 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mailchimpapp.net; s=k1; t=1586101883; i=ocha-afghanistan=3D3Dun.org@mailchimpapp.net; bh=NzIo8Jrh4h0lLlXQZD2AFZl/+NkIbLGUi9cAYzSKP1c=; h=Subject:From:Reply-To:To:Date:Message-ID:List-ID:List-Unsubscribe: Content-Type:MIME-Version; b=vTqctPzP2RhDDkvDVUSkWHmBcZQ273c++cTJqJYVMSrI1wUdveMDS3CEe2mFY63TL tgxbBHGfajGrZdyxMu/ALwcDgB7zMVNMkf3c2wgD8ReAZLacTJVeOCVW4vxICG16VD Fx4gS7tF6Mq/qz4Ddu3wHY/26KaN66CMINQndz+0= Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail213.atl81.rsgsv.net (Mailchimp) with ESMTP id 48wJ7H1XBGzPm0bYt for <dr.malik@jack.ngo>; Sun, 5 Apr 2020 15:51:23 +0000 (GMT) Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Afghanistan=20|=20COVID=2D19=20|=20Daily=20Brief=20No.=2027=20|=2005=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?Abdul=20Malik=20wardak?= <dr.malik@jack.ngo> Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2020 15:51:16 +0000 Message-ID: <fe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4.378d750ef4.20200405155108.9c1887d169.f1168e05@mail213.atl81.rsgsv.net> X-Mailer: MailChimp Mailer - **CID9c1887d169378d750ef4** X-Campaign: mailchimpfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4.9c1887d169 X-campaignid: mailchimpfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4.9c1887d169 X-Report-Abuse: Please report abuse for this campaign here: https://mailchimp.com/contact/abuse/?u=fe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=9c1887d169&e=378d750ef4 X-MC-User: fe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4 Feedback-ID: 17448523:17448523.906449: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=378d750ef4&c=9c1887d169>, <mailto:unsubscribe-mc.us4_fe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4.9c1887d169-378d750ef4@mailin.mcsv.net?subject=unsubscribe> List-Unsubscribe-Post: List-Unsubscribe=One-Click Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_----------=_MCPart_442213374" MIME-Version: 1.0 This is a multi-part message in MIME format --_----------=_MCPart_442213374 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; format="fixed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable AFGHANISTAN COVID-19 Daily Brief No. 27 | 05 Apr 2020 https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/sites/www.humanitarianresponse.info/= files/documents/files/daily_brief_covid-19_5_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_5_april_2020.pdf) ** Key Messages: UPDATED ------------------------------------------------------------ * People confirmed to have COVID-19: 337 (Source: Ministry of Public Healt= h (MoPH) of Afghanistan) * Deaths from COVID-19: 7 * Tests completed: 2=2C595 Key concerns: Border crossing areas=2C measured lockdowns=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 ru= mour management=2C international air services ** Situation Overview: UPDATED ------------------------------------------------------------ According to Johns Hopkins University data (https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis= =2Ecom/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6) =2C a= s of 5 April=2C 1.21m cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed and 65=2C884 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 comprehensive package of measu= res: find=2C test=2C isolate and treat every case=2C and trace every conta= ct. Aggressive measures are not only the best and fastest way out of socia= l and economic restrictions =E2=80=93 they are also the best way to preven= t them. WHO further calls on governments to put in place social welfare me= asures to ensure vulnerable people have food and other life essentials. WH= O=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. On 3 April=2C the UN Secretary-General calle= d for an immediate global ceasefire to help people in war-torn regions rec= eive life-saving aid to fight the pandemic. In Afghanistan=2C MoPH data shows that 337 people across 23 provinces are= now confirmed to have the virus and seven people have now died. Important= ly=2C more people have now acquired the virus inside Afghanistan than have= brought it from other affected countries. Hirat is still the most affect= ed part of the country=2C now with 214 of the confirmed cases. To date=2C= MoPH reports that 2=2C595 tests have been conducted. To scale-up testing= efforts=2C WHO has supported the Government to establish two testing faci= lities in Kabul=2C two in Hirat=2C one in Mazar-e-Sharif and one in Nangar= har province. Additional testing facilities are also expected to begin ope= rations in Kandahar (6 April) and Paktya provinces (in the coming week). A= ltogether=2C the Government plans to expand to 15 testing facilities acros= s the country within the month. Humanitarian partners stress that quarantine and isolation should only be= conducted for people presenting with symptoms of COVID-19 and no more tha= n one person should be housed in one room or tent. Partners also stress th= at when quarantine is organised in public facilities=2C strict gender sepa= ration should be observed so that men and women are not kept in the same r= ooms=2C unless they are close relatives. OCHA is in the process of develop= ing an Afghanistan-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. On 4 April=2C= the Governor of Kabul announced stricter measures to enforce the restrict= ions in the Kabul through arrests=2C fines and/or placement into quarantin= e. 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.humani= tarianresponse.info/en/operations/afghanistan/documents) . The Government= =E2=80=99s Emergency Committee for Prevention of COVID-19 has indicated th= at any interruptions to UN and NGO operations related to COVID-19 movement= restrictions would be resolved soon. Regarding NGO movements that may som= etimes be undertaken in unmarked vehicles=2C the Committee added that staf= f ID cards will be accepted to allow them to move freely in Kabul and othe= r 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. While the government has been clear that UN and NGOs should be= facilitated to continue operations=2C reports are still surfacing of stop= pages and the implementation is likely to face complications during the ad= justment period.. Humanitarian partners urge the Government to employ a na= tional approach to these issues so that individual negotiations are not re= quired on a case-by-case basis. Humanitarian partners also ask the Governm= ent to facilitate movement for all essential and critical items=2C especia= lly humanitarian and health cargo. 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 was appointed as the governor of Hirat by a presidential decree=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. Polio teams continue to= support the COVID-19 response. The health response is supported by 350 WH= O polio surveillance staff=2C 1=2C000 polio surveillance focal points=2C a= nd 34=2C000 polio surveillance volunteers within health facilities=2C the= private sector and communities. 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 trai= ned in the country=E2=80=99s west. The ES-NFI Cluster has offered to suppo= rt the country-wide health response with 24=2C000 NFI kits=2C 1=2C000 tent= s=2C 100 refugee housing units (RHUs) and thermal blankets. 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 (April-June) and highlights= the potential effects of the outbreak on ongoing humanitarian response. I= t also spells out mitigation measures being employed to reduce interruptio= ns to life-saving services. In addition to an allocation of $1.5m towards= urgently required COVID-19 preparedness and response health capacity made= on 26 February=2C OCHA=E2=80=99s Humanitarian Financing Unit is supportin= g the Humanitarian Coordinator to make further allocations to support the= response. OCHA will also convene a meeting of information management coll= eagues from both humanitarian and development organisations this week to discuss how to harmonise their support towards= the response. The COVID-19 Risk Communications and Community Engagement (RCCE) Working G= roup=2C led by WHO and NRC=2C has started its work in support of the Gover= nment of Afghanistan to tailor global COVID-19 guidance on risk communicat= ion activities to Afghanistan=E2=80=99s unique context. The group plans to= develop a collective=2C inter-agency risk communications and community en= gagement approach to ensure that messaging is harmonised and community fee= dback is systematically collected in line with a risk communication and co= mmunity engagement strategy for Afghanistan. Specifically=2C the group wil= l focus on tracking of rumours and busting myths; collaborating with commu= nity and religious leaders; and utilising existing community-based protect= ion/early warning mechanisms as well as existing feedback mechanisms (such= as Awaaz Afghanistan). The Working Group plans to expand membership to no= n-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 are leading a Points of Entry Working Group= to ensure effective coordination of planning and response across four maj= or border crossing points. This has now met twice and is looking to expand= its coordination work to nine official land borders and four international airports. As of 5 April=2C Johns Hopkins University reports that there are 58=2C226= 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 who wish to return home will now be required to pay munic= ipal tax and will be responsible for paying and organising their own trans= portation costs to the border =E2=80=93 which was previously covered by th= e Government of Iran. The Islam Qala-Dogharoon land border crossings (Hira= t) remain open on both sides for both individuals and commercial traffic.= The Milak crossing (Nimroz) is formally open only to commercial traffic a= nd documented Afghans. According to the Directorate of Refugees and Repatr= iation (DoRR)=2C a total of 16=2C649 undocumented citizens of Afghanistan= returned from Iran through the Milak and Islam Qala-Dogharoon borders between 22-28= March=2C a 73 per cent decrease from the previous week (62=2C341). Due to= heavy rains=2C the road leading from the crossing into Afghanistan remain= s partly closed. All flights to and from Iran are suspended. As of 5 April=2C according to Johns Hopkins University there are 2=2C897 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 anxious to move 577 metric tons of food that rema= ins stuck at the Spin-Boldak border crossing. On movement of humanitarian= supplies=2C partners encourage the Government of Afghanistan to further e= ngage with Pakistan authorities to enable fast track clearance of humanita= rian cargo. On 4 April=2C Pakistan=E2=80=99s Foreign Office confirmed that safe passag= e across the border will be allowed for a few thousand citizens of Afghani= stan who are currently stuck in Pakistan. This will take place through Tor= kham and Chaman-Spin Boldak border crossing from 6-9 April. Provincial aut= horities have been scaling-up efforts to establish sites to quarantine the= se returnees on arrival. The Nangarhar Governor has asked residents to sup= port in donating basic household items. The humanitarian community does no= t support the establishment of camps or camp-like quarantine sites for peo= ple returning in large numbers. Keeping people in confined spaces in a pan= demic situation is not best practice and the experience in other countries= has demonstrated that this increases the risk of the virus spreading. Onl= y those with COVID-19 symptoms should be held in isolation for testing. 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) and the possible negative economic impacts following the an= nouncement by export restrictions by Afghanistan=E2=80=99s northern neighb= our=2C Kazakhstan - a key supplier of these commodities. According to medi= a reports=2C the global price of wheat and rice are rising sharply as coun= tries are restricting agricultural exports. In Afghanistan=2C the price of= wheat increased by 15 per cent between 14 March =E2=80=93 2 April 2020=2C= whereas the cost of pulses=2C sugar and rice increased by 2-5 per cent ov= er the same period. The poorest households including casual labourers and= small traders will suffer disproportionally from potential food price spikes with urban areas hit ha= rdest. This will lead to the poorest households in Afghanistan adopting ne= gative food-related coping strategies such as compromising on the quality= and quantity of food. Over the last two months the stocks of commercially= available wheat grain held by the national network of millers in Afghanis= tan 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_5_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: 337 </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=2C595</strong></span></li> </ul> <span style=3D"font-size:13px"><strong>Key concerns: Border crossing areas= =2C measured lockdowns=2C testing capacity=2C protective equipment for fro= ntline workers=2C commodity prices=2C floods=2C plans for camp and camp-li= ke quarantine sites=2C messaging and rumour management=2C international ai= r services</strong></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=3D2ac3eff22e&e=3D378d750ef4" 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 5 Apri= l=2C 1.21m cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed and 65=2C884 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 comprehensive package of measures: <em>f= ind=2C test=2C isolate and treat every case=2C and trace every contact</em= >. Aggressive measures 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 on governments to put in place social welfare mea= sures to ensure vulnerable people have food and other life essentials. WHO= =2C the World Bank and the IMF are calling for debt relief for developing= countries to avoid economic collapse=2C as many will struggle to implemen= t social welfare programs at this time. On 2 April=2C the World Bank appro= ved a US$100 million grant to support Afghanistan to slow and limit the sp= read of COVID-19 through enhanced detection=2C surveillance=2C and laborat= ory systems=2C as well as strengthening essential health care delivery and= intensive care. On 3 April=2C the UN Secretary-General called for an imme= diate global ceasefire to help people in war-torn regions receive life-sav= ing aid to fight the pandemic.<br> <br> <strong>In Afghanistan=2C MoPH data shows that 337 people across 23 provin= ces are now confirmed to have the virus and seven people have now died. Im= portantly=2C more people have now acquired the virus inside Afghanistan th= an have brought it from other affected countries. </strong> Hirat is= still the most affected part of the country=2C now with 214 of the confir= med cases. To date=2C MoPH reports that 2=2C595 tests have been conducted.= To scale-up testing efforts=2C WHO has supported the Government to establ= ish two testing facilities in Kabul=2C two in Hirat=2C one in Mazar-e-Shar= if and one in Nangarhar province. Additional testing facilities are also e= xpected to begin operations in Kandahar (6 April) and Paktya provinces (in= the coming week). Altogether=2C the Government plans to expand to 15 test= ing facilities across the country within the month.<br> <br> Humanitarian partners stress that quarantine and isolation should only be= conducted for people presenting with symptoms of COVID-19 and no more tha= n one person should be housed in one room or tent. Partners also stress th= at when quarantine is organised in public facilities=2C strict gender sepa= ration should be observed so that men and women are not kept in the same r= ooms=2C unless they are close relatives. OCHA is in the process of develop= ing an Afghanistan-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 On 4 April=2C the Governor of Kabul announced stricter measures to enfor= ce the restrictions in the Kabul through arrests=2C fines and/or placement= into quarantine. Details of how these are being implemented in different= regions can be found in previous days=E2=80=99 <a href=3D"https://humanit= arianresponse.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef= 4&id=3D648eda4334&e=3D378d750ef4" style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;= -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #418fde;f= ont-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;">COVID-19 Daily Briefs</a>.= The Government=E2=80=99s Emergency Committee for Prevention of COVID-19 h= as indicated that any interruptions to UN and NGO operations related to CO= VID-19 movement restrictions would be resolved soon. Regarding NGO movemen= ts that may sometimes be undertaken in unmarked vehicles=2C the Committee= added that staff ID cards will be accepted to allow them to move freely i= n Kabul and other provinces. On 1 April=2C the Kabul Chief of Police broad= ly shared a radio announcement informing all police at checkpoints to allo= w movement of NGO personnel. While the government has been clear that UN a= nd NGOs should be facilitated to continue operations=2C reports are still= surfacing of stoppages and the implementation is likely to face complicat= ions during the adjustment period.. Humanitarian partners urge the Governm= ent to employ a national approach to these issues so that individual negot= iations are not required on a case-by-case basis. Humanitarian partners al= so ask the Government to facilitate movement for all essential and critica= l items=2C especially humanitarian and health cargo.<br> <br> <strong><span style=3D"color:#0000FF"><u>Response: </u></span><span style= =3D"color:#FF0000">UPDATED</span></strong><br> 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 <a href=3D"https://humanitarianresponse.us4= =2Elist-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3D7a9323e9d7= &e=3D378d750ef4" 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;">1 April COVID Daily Brief</a>. Each Provinc= e will be developing a three to six-month plan to meet both new COVID-19 n= eeds and existing needs aggravated by the spread of the pandemic. Province= -level economic stimulus plans are also being planned. The Government is a= lso mobilising religious leaders to encourage people to conduct their pray= ers at home in the areas where movements are restricted due to the spread= of COVID-19. Coordination of emergency response and disaster management o= n the Government=E2=80=99s side comes under the portfolio of First Vice Pr= esident and through the Emergency Committee for Prevention of COVID-19. Se= veral changes in the Government are currently underway at all levels inclu= ding the appointment of new Provincial Governors. On 3 April=2C the Indepe= ndent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) announced that Abdul Wahid Qa= tali was appointed as the governor of Hirat by a presidential decree=2C re= placing 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. Polio= teams continue to support the COVID-19 response. The health response is s= upported by 350 WHO polio surveillance staff=2C 1=2C000 polio surveillance= focal points=2C and 34=2C000 polio surveillance volunteers within health= facilities=2C the private sector and communities. These personnel are sup= porting efforts to enhance surveillance systems and early detection. This= includes training of trainers in surveillance. So far=2C some 6=2C000 peo= ple have been trained in the country=E2=80=99s west. The ES-NFI Cluster ha= s offered to support the country-wide health response with 24=2C000 NFI ki= ts=2C 1=2C000 tents=2C 100 refugee housing units (RHUs) and thermal blanke= ts.<br> <br> A <a href=3D"https://humanitarianresponse.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?= u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3Dcb3488c68c&e=3D378d750ef4" 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 (Apri= l-June) and highlights the potential effects of the outbreak on ongoing hu= manitarian response. It also spells out mitigation measures being employed= to reduce interruptions to life-saving services. In addition to an alloca= tion of $1.5m towards urgently required COVID-19 preparedness and response= health capacity made on 26 February=2C OCHA=E2=80=99s Humanitarian Financ= ing Unit is supporting the Humanitarian Coordinator to make further alloca= tions to support the response. OCHA will also convene a meeting of informa= tion management colleagues from both humanitarian and development organisa= tions this week to discuss how to harmonise their support towards the resp= onse.<br> <br> The <strong>COVID-19 Risk Communications and Community Engagement (RCCE)</= strong> <strong>Working Group</strong>=2C led by WHO and NRC=2C has starte= d its work in support of the Government of Afghanistan to tailor global CO= VID-19 guidance on risk communication activities to Afghanistan=E2=80=99s= unique context. The group plans to develop a collective=2C inter-agency r= isk communications and community engagement approach to ensure that messag= ing is harmonised and community feedback is systematically collected in li= ne with a risk communication and community engagement strategy for Afghani= stan. Specifically=2C the group will focus on tracking of rumours and bust= ing myths; collaborating with community and religious leaders; and utilisi= ng existing community-based protection/early warning mechanisms as well as= existing feedback mechanisms (such as Awaaz Afghanistan). The Working Gro= up plans to expand membership to non-humanitarian actors (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 are leading a Points of Entry Working Group= to ensure effective coordination of planning and response across four maj= or border crossing points. This has now met twice and is looking to expand= its coordination work to nine official land borders and four internationa= l airports.<br> <br> As of 5 April=2C Johns Hopkins University reports that there are 58=2C226= 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 who wish to return home will now be req= uired to pay municipal tax and will be responsible for paying and organisi= ng their own transportation costs to the border =E2=80=93 which was previo= usly covered by the Government of Iran. The Islam Qala-Dogharoon land bord= er crossings (Hirat) remain open on both sides for both individuals and co= mmercial traffic. The Milak crossing (Nimroz) is formally open only to com= mercial traffic and documented Afghans. According to the Directorate of Re= fugees and Repatriation (DoRR)=2C a total of 16=2C649 undocumented citizen= s of Afghanistan returned from Iran through the Milak and Islam Qala-Dogha= roon borders between 22-28 March=2C a 73 per cent decrease from the previo= us week (62=2C341). Due to heavy rains=2C the road leading from the crossi= ng into Afghanistan remains partly closed. All flights to and from Iran ar= e suspended.<br> <br> As of 5 April=2C according to Johns Hopkins University there are 2=2C897 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 anxious to move 577 metric tons of food that= remains stuck at the Spin-Boldak border crossing. On movement of humanita= rian supplies=2C partners encourage the Government of Afghanistan to furth= er engage with Pakistan authorities to enable fast track clearance 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 for a few thousand citizens of Afghani= stan who are currently stuck in Pakistan. This will take place through Tor= kham and Chaman-Spin Boldak border crossing from 6-9 April. Provincial aut= horities have been scaling-up efforts to establish sites to quarantine the= se returnees on arrival. The Nangarhar Governor has asked residents to sup= port in donating basic household items. The humanitarian community does no= t support the establishment of camps or camp-like quarantine sites for peo= ple returning in large numbers. Keeping people in confined spaces in a pan= demic situation is not best practice and the experience in other countries= has demonstrated that this increases the risk of the virus spreading. Onl= y those with COVID-19 symptoms should be held in isolation for testing.<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) and the possible negative economic impacts= following the announcement by export restrictions by Afghanistan=E2=80=99= s northern neighbour=2C Kazakhstan - a key supplier of these commodities.= According to media reports=2C the global price of wheat and rice are risi= ng sharply as countries are restricting agricultural exports. In Afghanist= an=2C the price of wheat increased by 15 per cent between 14 March =E2=80= =93 2 April 2020=2C whereas the cost of pulses=2C sugar and rice increased= by 2-5 per cent over the same period. The poorest households including ca= sual labourers and small traders will suffer disproportionally from potent= ial food price spikes with urban areas hit hardest. This will lead to the= poorest households in Afghanistan adopting negative food-related coping s= trategies such as compromising on the quality and quantity of food. 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