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Return-Path: <bounce-mc.us4_17448523.906457-bb560e989d@mail174.atl121.mcsv.net> Delivered-To: quraishi@jack.ngo Received: from mocha3025.mochahost.com by mocha3025.mochahost.com with LMTP id YHABH+KhjF7/tiUAaMJ/gg (envelope-from <bounce-mc.us4_17448523.906457-bb560e989d@mail174.atl121.mcsv.net>) for <quraishi@jack.ngo>; Tue, 07 Apr 2020 11:53:06 -0400 Return-path: <bounce-mc.us4_17448523.906457-bb560e989d@mail174.atl121.mcsv.net> Envelope-to: quraishi@jack.ngo Delivery-date: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 11:53:06 -0400 Received: from mail174.atl121.mcsv.net ([198.2.131.174]:54102) by mocha3025.mochahost.com with esmtps (TLSv1.2:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from <bounce-mc.us4_17448523.906457-bb560e989d@mail174.atl121.mcsv.net>) id 1jLqX9-00BANW-BD for quraishi@jack.ngo; Tue, 07 Apr 2020 11:53:06 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mailchimpapp.net; s=k1; t=1586274742; i=ocha-afghanistan=3D3Dun.org@mailchimpapp.net; bh=WqrnxyWN39tYD/9IAutRGRZbdVEq84OxWD/Ud1g+fvg=; h=Subject:From:Reply-To:To:Date:Message-ID:List-ID:List-Unsubscribe: Content-Type:MIME-Version; b=hpEwjLvLGsJ2CpNCbT4etJq+Wy3Epgi/Othhq6fvh6qfxqpR89HviNvWiFus7h6AH XLDDWgTQgrS/onH50YZHbm1n2ezgF2tFiwkGFM+rn9iMkzRhYUKJ5jRrGSzcYhWqsu O29NXqB0UGsd777JivEDLr3sn0GIc5JsdXEaGpAY= Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail174.atl121.mcsv.net (Mailchimp) with ESMTP id 48xX3V5FX9z705gw1 for <quraishi@jack.ngo>; Tue, 7 Apr 2020 15:52:22 +0000 (GMT) Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Afghanistan=20|=20COVID=2D19=20|=20Daily=20Brief=20No.=2029=20|=2007=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: Tue, 7 Apr 2020 15:52:16 +0000 Message-ID: <fe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4.bb560e989d.20200407155210.97aabdb930.11af7147@mail174.atl121.mcsv.net> X-Mailer: MailChimp Mailer - **CID97aabdb930bb560e989d** X-Campaign: mailchimpfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4.97aabdb930 X-campaignid: mailchimpfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4.97aabdb930 X-Report-Abuse: Please report abuse for this campaign here: https://mailchimp.com/contact/abuse/?u=fe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=97aabdb930&e=bb560e989d X-MC-User: fe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4 Feedback-ID: 17448523:17448523.906457: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=97aabdb930>, <mailto:unsubscribe-mc.us4_fe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4.97aabdb930-bb560e989d@mailin.mcsv.net?subject=unsubscribe> List-Unsubscribe-Post: List-Unsubscribe=One-Click Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_----------=_MCPart_2023107537" MIME-Version: 1.0 This is a multi-part message in MIME format --_----------=_MCPart_2023107537 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; format="fixed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable AFGHANISTAN COVID-19 Daily Brief No. 29 | 07 Apr 2020 https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/sites/www.humanitarianresponse.info/= files/documents/files/daily_brief_covid-19_7_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_7_april_2020.pdf) ** Key Messages: UPDATED ------------------------------------------------------------ * People confirmed to have COVID-19: 423 (Source: Afghanistan Ministry of= Public Health (MoPH) ) * Deaths from COVID-19: 14 * Tests completed: 3=2C031 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 7 April=2C 1.36m cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed and 76=2C420 d= eaths have been reported across 184 countries and territories. The COVID-1= 9 pandemic is straining health systems worldwide. WHO has stressed that to= defeat the virus=2C countries need to use aggressive and comprehensive pa= ckage of measures: find=2C test=2C isolate and treat every case=2C and tra= ce every contact. WHO further calls on governments to put in place social= welfare measures to ensure vulnerable people have food and other life ess= entials. WHO and the IMF are calling for debt relief for developing countr= ies (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/protect= ing-healthandlivelihoods-go-hand-in-hand-cannot-save/) to avoid economic c= ollapse=2C as many will struggle to implement social welfare programs at t= his time. On 2 April=2C the World Bank approved a US$100 million grant (https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2020/04/02/= world-bank-group-launches-first-operations-for-covid-19-coronavirus-emerge= ncy-health-support-strengthening-developing-country-responses) to support= Afghanistan to slow and limit the spread of COVID-19 through enhanced det= ection=2C surveillance=2C and laboratory systems=2C as well as strengtheni= ng essential health care delivery and intensive care. On 3 April=2C the UN= Secretary-General called for an immediate global ceasefire (https://www.u= n.org/en/un-coronavirus-communications-team/update-secretary-general=E2=80= =99s-appeal-global-ceasefire) to help people in war-torn regions receive l= ife-saving aid to fight the pandemic. In Afghanistan=2C MoPH data shows that 423 people (including 41 healthcare= workers) across 23 provinces are now confirmed to have the virus and 14 p= eople have now died =E2=80=93 including a healthcare worker. The case fata= lity rate is 3.3 per cent. Importantly=2C more people have now acquired th= e virus inside Afghanistan than have brought it from other affected countr= ies. Hirat is still the most affected part of the country=2C now with 257= of the confirmed cases. To date=2C MoPH reports that 3=2C031 tests have b= een conducted. To scale-up testing efforts=2C WHO has supported the Govern= ment to establish two testing facilities in Kabul=2C two in Hirat=2C one i= n Mazar-e-Sharif=2C one in Kandahar (inaugurated on 7 April) and one in Na= ngarhar province. An additional testing facility is also expected to begin= operations in Paktya province in the coming week. Altogether=2C the Gover= nment plans to expand to 15 testing facilities across the country within t= he month. There has been a surge in people returning to Afghanistan across the borde= r from Pakistan over the past two days. Almost 19=2C000 people crossed int= o Afghanistan at the Torkham and Chaman-Spin Boldak border crossings in th= e past 24 hours and there are more people waiting to return. Initial plans= to quarantine all returnees from Pakistan for up to 21 days have now been= revised due to the scale of the returns. Instead returnees are being inst= ructed to self-quarantine in their respective homes. Humanitarian partners= stress that quarantine and isolation should only be conducted for people= presenting with symptoms of COVID-19 and no more than one person should b= e housed in one room or tent. Response: UPDATED After a meeting with Provincial Governors held on 28 March=2C President Gh= ani=2C announced a series of measures to allow Governors to take the lead= in the response to COVID-19 in their provinces. Details can be found in t= he 1 April COVID Daily Brief (https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/sites/= www.humanitarianresponse.info/files/documents/files/daily_brief_covid-19_0= 1_april_2020.pdf) . Each Province will be developing a three to six-month= plan to meet both new COVID-19 needs and existing needs aggravated by the= spread of the pandemic. Province-level economic stimulus plans are also b= eing planned. The Government is also mobilising religious leaders to encou= rage people to conduct their prayers at home in the areas where movements= are restricted due to the spread of COVID-19. Coordination of emergency r= esponse and disaster management on the Government=E2=80=99s side comes und= er the portfolio of First Vice President and through the Emergency Committ= ee for Prevention of COVID-19. Authorities across the country have begun releasing prisoners to try and prevent the spread of CO= VID-19. On 26 March=2C the President of Afghanistan=2C Ashraf Ghani=2C iss= ued a decree to facilitate the release of up to 10=2C000 prisoners as part= of an effort to limit outbreaks of the virus in detention facilities. Pri= soners over the age of 55 and those most vulnerable to infection due to un= derlying health problems are mainly eligible for release under the decree. 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. WHO notes that= expanding access to health services is critical to stopping the spread of COVID-19.= Currently=2C about one third of the population in Afghanistan (mostly tho= se living in hard-to-reach areas) does not have access to a functional hea= lth centre within two hours of their home. There also remains a critical s= hortage of medical supplies across the country and particularly in the wes= t=2C including personal protective equipment (PPE) and hygiene kits. Healt= hcare workers rely on PPE to protect themselves and their patients from be= ing infected and infecting others. 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. On 6 April=2C OCHA convened a meeting of information management= colleagues from both humanitarian and development organisations to discuss how to harmonise their support towards the respon= se. The COVID-19 Risk Communications and Community Engagement (RCCE) Worki= ng Group=2C led by WHO and NRC=2C has started its work in support of the G= overnment of Afghanistan to tailor global COVID-19 guidance on risk commun= ication activities to Afghanistan=E2=80=99s unique context. Humanitarian a= nd development organisations involved in the sharing community messages re= lated to COVID-19 are encouraged to participate. OCHA=E2=80=99s natural disaster tracking dashboard (https://www.humanitari= anresponse.info/en/operations/afghanistan/natural-disasters-0) =2C shows t= hat more than 15=2C300 people have been affected by floods (13=2C900)=2C l= andslides (616) and avalanches (819) since the start of the year. IOM and= other ES-NFI partners have so far conducted 127 joint assessments in area= s affected by floods. Assessment findings showed that more than 1=2C400 ho= mes have been either damaged or destroyed. ES-NFI partners have further mo= bilised rapid shelter support and distribution of household items to 9=2C3= 66 people affected by floods. With a simultaneous response to the floods a= nd COVID-19=2C stocks of NFI kits are being depleted and will require urge= nt replenishment. Cross Border Concerns: UPDATED As of 7 April=2C according to Johns Hopkins University there are 4=2C004 p= eople confirmed to have COVID-19 in Pakistan. The country=E2=80=99s Torkha= m and Chaman-Spin Boldak border crossings with Afghanistan re-opened on 6= April and will remain open until 9 April. The aim is to allow citizens of= Afghanistan who have been stuck in Pakistan to return. Thousands of peopl= e have come across the border over the past two days overwhelming any heal= th screening measures to identify COVID-19 cases and slow the spread of th= e virus. On 6 April=2C 10=2C525 citizens of Afghanistan returned from Paki= stan (9=2C198 Chaman-Spin Boldak and 1=2C327 through Torkham). According t= o preliminary reports=2C the returns have continued at a high rate today.= More than 3=2C000 citizens of Afghanistan crossed Torkham border crossing= on 7 April=2C and a further 5=2C400 people crossed Chaman-Spin Boldak bor= der. Initially people returning to Afghanistan were placed under quarantine imm= ediately after crossing the border=2C irrespective of whether they had any= symptoms. However=2C local authorities later changed their position due t= o the volume of the cross-border movement and instructed people to self-qu= arantine in their respective homes. According to reports=2C no returnees a= re currently being held at quarantine sites in Nangarhar=2C however this m= ay change if new COVID-19 cases are identified. 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 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. IOM is supporting referrals for non-COVID-19 medical cases that re= quire treatment/referrals. Partners encourage the Government of Afghanistan to further engage with Pakistan authorities to e= nable fast track clearance of humanitarian cargo. As of 7 April=2C Johns Hopkins University reports that there are 62=2C589= confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Iran. On 27 March=2C the Iranian Governmen= t announced a social distancing plan to break the transmission of COVID-19= and prevent further outbreaks. The measures=2C which are in place until 8= April=2C include movement restrictions within and between cities. In line= with the newly announced plan=2C citizens of Afghanistan living in Iran w= ho wish to return home will now have to pay municipal tax and will be resp= onsible for paying and organising their own transportation costs to the bo= rder =E2=80=93previously covered by the Government of Iran. The Islam Qala= -Dogharoon land border crossings (Hirat) remain open on both sides for bot= h individuals and commercial traffic. The Milak crossing (Nimroz) is forma= lly open only to commercial traffic and documented Afghans. Due to heavy r= ains=2C the road leading from the crossing into Afghanistan remains partly= closed. All flights to and from Iran are suspended. 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. The poorest house= holds including casual labourers and small traders will suffer disproporti= onally from potential food price spikes with urban areas hit hardest. This= will lead to the poorest households in Afghanistan adopting negative food= -related coping strategies such as compromising on the quality and quantit= y of food. Over the last two months the stocks of commercially available w= heat grain held by the national network of millers in Afghanistan has significantly d= iminished. Operational Issues: UPDATED 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. Additional mea= sures to contain the spread of COVID-19 will come into effect in Kabul on= 8 April which is likely to impact on mobility =E2=80=93 especially for na= tional UN and NGO staff members travelling in private vehicles. All Kabul= residents are required to remain at their homes=2C except for cases of me= dical emergencies or when there is a particular need to go out to purchase= essential food items. Details of how lockdowns are being implemented in d= ifferent regions can be found in previous days=E2=80=99 COVID-19 Daily Bri= efs (https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/afghanistan/docum= ents) . The Government=E2=80=99s Emergency Committee for Prevention of COV= ID-19 has indicated that any interruptions to UN and NGO operations relate= d to COVID-19 movement restrictions would be resolved soon. Regarding NGO movements that= may sometimes be undertaken in unmarked vehicles=2C the Committee added t= hat 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 shar= ed an announcement informing all police at checkpoints to allow movement o= f NGO personnel. Humanitarian partners urge the Government to employ a nat= ional approach to these issues so that individual negotiations are not req= uired on a case-by-case basis. The closure of government institutions due= to movement restrictions may create new coordination challenges for human= itarian agencies. Some NGOs have reduced their international footprint in country and many s= taff are now working remotely. Others are scaling-up to respond to the COV= ID-19 risk and ensure continuity of existing services in the areas where t= hey operate. UN offices remain open and staff are working to ensure life-s= aving assistance continues to vulnerable people. Virtual meetings are bein= g held as much as possible to protect staff from the virus. Commercial flight suspensions to Afghanistan are now in force and the Unit= ed Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) is urgently making arrangement= s for a possible international airbridge. As a temporary measure=2C UNAMA= is attempting to arrange for an extraordinary flight from Kabul to Doha= =2C Qatar=2C and back to Kabul=2C with limited seating capacity in order t= o maintain social distancing between passengers. UNHAS is in the process o= f securing funding and flight approvals for a longer-term airbridge and pl= ans to commence operations in the coming weeks. UNHAS is looking to procur= e a 50-seater aircraft with a frequency of three flights per week. On 31= March=2C it was further noted that the Hirat international airport would= be closed for all commercial flights until 30 April. While humanitarian a= ir services =E2=80=93 UNHAS and PACTEC =E2=80=93 are exempt from this prov= ision=2C humanitarian partners are concerned that these small-scale air op= erations would not be able to meet partners=E2=80=99 recurrent demand to s= cale. 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style=3D"font-size:13px"><strong>Peo= ple confirmed to have COVID-19: 423 </strong>(Source: Afghanistan Ministry= of Public Health (MoPH) )</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: 14</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: 3=2C031</strong></span></li> </ul> <div style=3D"text-align: justify;"><strong><span style=3D"font-size:13px"= >Key concerns: Border crossing areas=2C measured lockdowns=2C testing capa= city=2C protective equipment for frontline workers=2C commodity prices=2C= floods=2C plans for camp and camp-like quarantine sites=2C messaging and= rumour management=2C international air services</span></strong></div> <br> <img data-file-id=3D"1297917" height=3D"74" src=3D"https://mcusercontent.c= om/fe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4/images/2f6b193b-852a-4978-9b72-7b2042c45953.p= ng" style=3D"border: 0px;width: 560px;height: 74px;margin: 0px;outline: no= ne;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;" width=3D"560"> <h2 style=3D"text-align: justify;display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color= : #222222;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 34px;font-style: normal;font-w= eight: bold;line-height: 150%;letter-spacing: normal;"><span style=3D"font= -size:13px"><span style=3D"color:#0000FF"><strong><u>Situation Overview:</= u></strong></span> <span style=3D"color:#FF0000"><strong>UPDATED</strong><= /span></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=3D36dbf2f16b&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 7 Apri= l=2C 1.36m cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed and 76=2C420 deaths have= been reported across 184 countries and territories. The COVID-19 pandemic= is straining health systems worldwide. WHO has stressed that to defeat th= e virus=2C countries need to use aggressive and comprehensive package of m= easures: <em>find=2C test=2C isolate and treat every case=2C and trace eve= ry contact</em>. WHO further calls on governments to put in place social w= elfare measures to ensure vulnerable people have food and other life essen= tials. WHO and the IMF are calling for <a href=3D"https://humanitarianresp= onse.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3Dc4= 27edaa72&e=3Dbb560e989d" style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-= size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #418fde;font-weigh= t: normal;text-decoration: underline;">debt relief for developing countrie= s</a> to avoid economic collapse=2C as many will struggle to implement soc= ial welfare programs at this time. On 2 April=2C the World Bank approved a= <a href=3D"https://humanitarianresponse.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u= =3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3D41d8debaa1&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;"= >US$100 million grant</a> to support Afghanistan to slow and limit the spr= ead of COVID-19 through enhanced detection=2C surveillance=2C and laborato= ry systems=2C as well as strengthening essential health care delivery and= intensive care. On 3 April=2C the UN Secretary-General called for an <a h= ref=3D"https://humanitarianresponse.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dfe= 0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3Db026e18a04&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;">imme= diate global ceasefire</a> to help people in war-torn regions receive life= -saving aid to fight the pandemic.<br> <br> <strong>In Afghanistan=2C MoPH data shows that 423 people (including 41 he= althcare workers) across 23 provinces are now confirmed to have the virus= and 14 people have now died =E2=80=93 including a healthcare worker. The= case fatality rate is 3.3 per cent. Importantly=2C more people have now a= cquired the virus inside Afghanistan than have brought it from other affec= ted countries. </strong> Hirat is still the most affected part of the= country=2C now with 257 of the confirmed cases. To date=2C MoPH reports t= hat 3=2C031 tests have been conducted. To scale-up testing efforts=2C WHO= has supported the Government to establish two testing facilities in Kabul= =2C two in Hirat=2C one in Mazar-e-Sharif=2C one in Kandahar (inaugurated= on 7 April) and one in Nangarhar province. An additional testing facility= is also expected to begin operations in Paktya province in the coming wee= k. Altogether=2C the Government plans to expand to 15 testing facilities a= cross the country within the month.<br> <br> There has been a surge in people returning to Afghanistan across the borde= r from Pakistan over the past two days. Almost 19=2C000 people crossed int= o Afghanistan at the Torkham and Chaman-Spin Boldak border crossings in th= e past 24 hours and there are more people waiting to return. Initial plans= to quarantine all returnees from Pakistan for up to 21 days have now been= revised due to the scale of the returns. Instead returnees are being inst= ructed to self-quarantine in their respective homes. Humanitarian partners= stress that quarantine and isolation should only be conducted for people= presenting with symptoms of COVID-19 and no more than one person should b= e housed in one room or tent.</span><br> </div> <div style=3D"text-align: justify;"><span style=3D"font-size:13px"><strong= ><span style=3D"color:#0000FF"><u>Response: </u></span><span style=3D"colo= r:#FF0000">UPDATED</span></strong><br> After a meeting with Provincial Governors held on 28 March=2C President Gh= ani=2C announced a series of measures to allow Governors to take the lead= in the response to COVID-19 in their provinces. Details can be found in t= he <a href=3D"https://humanitarianresponse.us4.list-manage.com/track/click= ?u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3D197c3e9309&e=3Dbb560e989d" style=3D"m= so-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-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 and existing needs aggr= avated by the spread of the pandemic. Province-level economic stimulus pla= ns are also being planned. The Government is also mobilising religious lea= ders to encourage people to conduct their prayers at home in the areas whe= re movements are restricted due to the spread of COVID-19. Coordination of= emergency response and disaster management on the Government=E2=80=99s si= de comes under the portfolio of First Vice President and through the Emerg= ency Committee for Prevention of COVID-19. Authorities across the country= have begun releasing prisoners to try and prevent the spread of COVID-19.= On 26 March=2C the President of Afghanistan=2C Ashraf Ghani=2C issued a d= ecree to facilitate the release of up to 10=2C000 prisoners as part of an= effort to limit outbreaks of the virus in detention facilities. Prisoners= over the age of 55 and those most vulnerable to infection due to underlyi= ng health problems are mainly eligible for release under the decree.<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 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. WHO notes that= expanding access to health services is critical to stopping the spread of= COVID-19. Currently=2C about one third of the population in Afghanistan (= mostly those living in hard-to-reach areas) does not have access to a func= tional health centre within two hours of their home. There also remains a= critical shortage of medical supplies across the country and particularly= in the west=2C including personal protective equipment (PPE) and hygiene= kits. Healthcare workers rely on PPE to protect themselves and their pati= ents from being infected and infecting others.<br> <br> A <a href=3D"https://humanitarianresponse.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?= u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3D8a409a09ec&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 (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. On 6 April=2C OCHA convened a meeting of in= formation management colleagues from both humanitarian and development org= anisations to discuss how to harmonise their support towards the response.= The <strong>COVID-19 Risk Communications and Community Engagement (RCCE)<= /strong> <strong>Working Group</strong>=2C led by WHO and NRC=2C has start= ed its work in support of the Government of Afghanistan to tailor global C= OVID-19 guidance on risk communication activities to Afghanistan=E2=80=99s= unique context. Humanitarian and development organisations involved in th= e sharing community messages related to COVID-19 are encouraged to partici= pate.<br> <br> <a href=3D"https://humanitarianresponse.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u= =3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3D91349f6f05&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>OCHA=E2=80=99s natural disaster tracking dashboard</em></stro= ng></a>=2C shows that more than 15=2C300 people have been affected by floo= ds (13=2C900)=2C landslides (616) and avalanches (819) since the start of= the year. IOM and other ES-NFI partners have so far conducted 127 joint a= ssessments in areas affected by floods. Assessment findings showed that mo= re than 1=2C400 homes have been either damaged or destroyed. ES-NFI partne= rs have further mobilised rapid shelter support and distribution of househ= old items to 9=2C366 people affected by floods. With a simultaneous respon= se to the floods and COVID-19=2C stocks of NFI kits are being depleted and= will require urgent replenishment.</span><br> </div> <div style=3D"text-align: justify;"><span style=3D"font-size:13px"><span s= tyle=3D"color:#0000FF"><strong><u>Cross Border Concerns:</u></strong></spa= n> <span style=3D"color:#FF0000"><strong>UPDATED</strong></span><br> As of 7 April=2C according to Johns Hopkins University there are 4=2C004 p= eople confirmed to have COVID-19 in <strong>Pakistan</strong>. The country= =E2=80=99s Torkham and Chaman-Spin Boldak border crossings with Afghanista= n re-opened on 6 April and will remain open until 9 April. The aim is to a= llow citizens of Afghanistan who have been stuck in Pakistan to return. Th= ousands of people have come across the border over the past two days overw= helming any health screening measures to identify COVID-19 cases and slow= the spread of the virus. On 6 April=2C 10=2C525 citizens of Afghanistan r= eturned from Pakistan (9=2C198 Chaman-Spin Boldak and 1=2C327 through Tork= ham). According to preliminary reports=2C the returns have continued at a= high rate today. More than 3=2C000 citizens of Afghanistan crossed Torkha= m border crossing on 7 April=2C and a further 5=2C400 people crossed Chama= n-Spin Boldak border.<br> <br> Initially people returning to Afghanistan were placed under quarantine imm= ediately after crossing the border=2C irrespective of whether they had any= symptoms. However=2C local authorities later changed their position due t= o the volume of the cross-border movement and instructed people to self-qu= arantine in their respective homes. According to reports=2C no returnees a= re currently being held at quarantine sites in Nangarhar=2C however this m= ay change if new COVID-19 cases are identified. 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 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. IOM is supporting referrals for non-COVID-19 medical cases that re= quire treatment/referrals. Partners encourage the Government of Afghanista= n to further engage with Pakistan authorities to enable fast track clearan= ce of humanitarian cargo.<br> <br> As of 7 April=2C Johns Hopkins University reports that there are 62=2C589= confirmed cases of COVID-19 in <strong>Iran</strong>. On 27 March=2C the= Iranian Government announced a social distancing plan 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 have to pay municipal ta= x and will be responsible for paying and organising their own transportati= on costs to the border =E2=80=93previously covered by the Government of Ir= an. The Islam Qala-Dogharoon land border crossings (Hirat) remain open on= both sides for both individuals and commercial traffic. The Milak crossin= g (Nimroz) is formally open only to commercial traffic and documented Afgh= ans. Due to heavy rains=2C the road leading from the crossing into Afghani= stan remains partly closed. All flights to and from Iran are suspended.<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.= The poorest households including casual labourers and small traders will= suffer disproportionally from potential food price spikes with urban area= s hit hardest. This will lead to the poorest households in Afghanistan ado= pting negative food-related coping strategies such as compromising on the= quality and quantity of food. Over the last two months the stocks of comm= ercially available wheat grain held by the national network of millers in= Afghanistan has significantly diminished.</span><br> </div> <div style=3D"text-align: justify;"><span style=3D"font-size:13px"><strong= ><span style=3D"color:#0000FF"><u>Operational Issues:</u></span> <span sty= le=3D"color:#FF0000">UPDATED</span></strong><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 Additional measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 will come into eff= ect in Kabul on 8 April which is likely to impact on mobility =E2=80=93 es= pecially for national UN and NGO staff members travelling in private vehic= les. All Kabul residents are required to remain at their homes=2C except f= or cases of medical emergencies or when there is a particular need to go o= ut to purchase essential food items. Details of how lockdowns are being im= plemented in different regions can be found in previous days=E2=80=99 <a h= ref=3D"https://humanitarianresponse.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dfe= 0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3De388bef9c3&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;">COVI= D-19 Daily Briefs</a>. The Government=E2=80=99s Emergency Committee for Pr= evention of COVID-19 has indicated that any interruptions to UN and NGO op= erations related to COVID-19 movement restrictions would be resolved soon.= Regarding NGO movements that may sometimes be undertaken in unmarked vehi= cles=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 an announcement informing all police at ch= eckpoints to allow movement of NGO personnel. Humanitarian partners urge t= he Government to employ a national approach to these issues so that indivi= dual negotiations are not required on a case-by-case basis. The closure of= government institutions due to movement restrictions may create new coord= ination challenges for humanitarian agencies.<br> <br> Some NGOs have reduced their international footprint in country and many s= taff are now working remotely. Others are scaling-up to respond to the COV= ID-19 risk and ensure continuity of existing services in the areas where t= hey operate. UN offices remain open and staff are working to ensure life-s= aving assistance continues to vulnerable people. Virtual meetings are bein= g held as much as possible to protect staff from the virus.<br> <br> Commercial flight suspensions to Afghanistan are now in force and the Unit= ed Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) is urgently making arrangement= s for a possible international airbridge. As a temporary measure=2C UNAMA= is attempting to arrange for an extraordinary flight from Kabul to Doha= =2C Qatar=2C and back to Kabul=2C with limited seating capacity in order t= o maintain social distancing between passengers. UNHAS is in the process o= f securing funding and flight approvals for a longer-term airbridge and pl= ans to commence operations in the coming weeks. UNHAS is looking to procur= e a 50-seater aircraft with a frequency of three flights per week. O= n 31 March=2C it was further noted that the Hirat international airport wo= uld be closed for all commercial flights until 30 April. While humanitaria= n air services =E2=80=93 UNHAS and PACTEC =E2=80=93 are exempt from this p= rovision=2C humanitarian partners are concerned that these small-scale air= operations would not be able to meet partners=E2=80=99 recurrent demand t= o scale. 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