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Return-Path: <bounce-mc.us4_17448523.906469-bb560e989d@mail41.sea61.rsgsv.net> Delivered-To: quraishi@jack.ngo Received: from mocha3025.mochahost.com by mocha3025.mochahost.com with LMTP id uAX/KaM3j15IzwQAaMJ/gg (envelope-from <bounce-mc.us4_17448523.906469-bb560e989d@mail41.sea61.rsgsv.net>) for <quraishi@jack.ngo>; Thu, 09 Apr 2020 10:56:35 -0400 Return-path: <bounce-mc.us4_17448523.906469-bb560e989d@mail41.sea61.rsgsv.net> Envelope-to: quraishi@jack.ngo Delivery-date: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 10:56:35 -0400 Received: from mail41.sea61.rsgsv.net ([148.105.14.41]:50657) by mocha3025.mochahost.com with esmtps (TLSv1.2:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from <bounce-mc.us4_17448523.906469-bb560e989d@mail41.sea61.rsgsv.net>) id 1jMYbb-001m5g-6v for quraishi@jack.ngo; Thu, 09 Apr 2020 10:56:35 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mailchimpapp.net; s=k1; t=1586444137; i=ocha-afghanistan=3D3Dun.org@mailchimpapp.net; bh=JIaDU2J82oj9a2DAOBZNKAudG4Pm49cLiGpBDSPV9uE=; h=Subject:From:Reply-To:To:Date:Message-ID:List-ID:List-Unsubscribe: Content-Type:MIME-Version; b=E35rKu5hc5ZQsBS3YPMkMHY7d1BOUcuPFNTycZvY5y0KlddWoi2NuQEdlaVBYJcIt xubxOKb45xurTLkrQHcuQhv7C8kahDuGEUZrBT9wcZokLA31QUImrGtcewCT25oIk1 f3ZCs8SVrDQN4QvQnh8EmOKHzsd7hJMP5xJDbWUk= Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail41.sea61.rsgsv.net (Mailchimp) with ESMTP id 48ykj52lyNz4f4mCN for <quraishi@jack.ngo>; Thu, 9 Apr 2020 14:55:37 +0000 (GMT) Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Afghanistan=20|=20COVID=2D19=20|=20Daily=20Brief=20No.=2031=20|=2009=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: Thu, 9 Apr 2020 14:55:29 +0000 Message-ID: <fe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4.bb560e989d.20200409145522.ea58109500.24217959@mail41.sea61.rsgsv.net> X-Mailer: MailChimp Mailer - **CIDea58109500bb560e989d** X-Campaign: mailchimpfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4.ea58109500 X-campaignid: mailchimpfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4.ea58109500 X-Report-Abuse: Please report abuse for this campaign here: https://mailchimp.com/contact/abuse/?u=fe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=ea58109500&e=bb560e989d X-MC-User: fe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4 Feedback-ID: 17448523:17448523.906469: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=ea58109500>, <mailto:unsubscribe-mc.us4_fe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4.ea58109500-bb560e989d@mailin.mcsv.net?subject=unsubscribe> List-Unsubscribe-Post: List-Unsubscribe=One-Click Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_----------=_MCPart_1987611060" MIME-Version: 1.0 This is a multi-part message in MIME format --_----------=_MCPart_1987611060 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; format="fixed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable AFGHANISTAN COVID-19 Daily Brief No. 31 | 09 Apr 2020 https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/sites/www.humanitarianresponse.info/= files/documents/files/daily_brief_covid-19_9_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_9_april_2020.pdf) ** Key Messages: UPDATED ------------------------------------------------------------ * People confirmed to have COVID-19: 484 (Source: Afghanistan Ministry of= Public Health - MoPH) * Deaths from COVID-19: 15 * Recovered: 32 * Tests completed: 3=2C247 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 9 April=2C 1.5m cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed and 89=2C915 de= aths have been reported across 184 countries and territories. 9 April mark= s 100 days since WHO was notified of the first cases of =E2=80=9Cpneumonia= with unknown cause=E2=80=9D in China. The COVID-19 pandemic is straining= health systems worldwide. WHO has stressed that to defeat the virus=2C co= untries need to use aggressive and comprehensive package of measures: find= =2C test=2C isolate and treat every case=2C and trace every contact. WHO a= re particularly concerned with protecting the world=E2=80=99s poorest and= most vulnerable. In a bid to increase access to quality-assured=2C accura= te tests for COVID-19=2C on 7 April=2C WHO gave =E2=80=98emergency use lis= ting=E2=80=99 (EUL) for the first two diagnostic tests (https://www.who.in= t/news-room/detail/07-04-2020-who-lists-two-covid-19-tests-for-emergency-u= se) . The EUL procedure was established to expedite the availability of diagnostics needed in public h= ealth emergency situations. To date=2C WHO has shipped more than 2m items= of personal protective equipment (https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/= who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19--= 8-april-2020) to 133 countries=2C and is preparing to ship another 2m item= s in the coming weeks. On 5 April=2C the Secretary-General urged governmen= ts to make the prevention and redress of violence against women (https://w= ww.un.org/en/un-coronavirus-communications-team/make-prevention-and-redres= s-violence-against-women-key-part) a key part of their national response p= lans for COVID-19 after reports of an alarming global rise in domestic vio= lence cases since the start of the outbreak. The Secretary-General issued= a statement (https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/statement/2020-04-08/sta= tement-the-secretary-general-covid-19) on 8 April. He described the pandem= ic as =E2=80=9Cone of the most dangerous challenges this world has faced in our lifetime=E2=80=9D while stressing that supporting W= HO =E2=80=9Cis absolutely critical to the world=E2=80=99s efforts to win t= he war against COVID-19.=E2=80=9D In Afghanistan=2C MoPH data shows that 484 people across 25 provinces are= confirmed to have the virus and 15 people have now died. 32 people have= recovered from the virus. The case fatality rate is 3.4 per cent. More pe= ople have now acquired the virus inside Afghanistan than have brought it f= rom other affected countries. Cases are expected to increase rapidly over= the weeks ahead as community transmission escalates=2C creating grave imp= lications for Afghanistan=E2=80=99s economy and people=E2=80=99s well-bein= g. Hirat is still the most affected part of the country. To date=2C MoPH r= eported that 3=2C247 tests have been conducted. To scale-up testing effort= s=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 and= one in Nangarhar province with more to come. Altogether=2C the Government= plans to expand to 15 testing facilities across the country within the mo= nth. Poor access to health care=2C limited access to water and sanitation= =2C widespread food insecurity and high rates of malnutrition are all addition= al complicating factors for Afghanistan. There has been a surge in people returning to Afghanistan across the borde= r from Pakistan over the past four days. An estimated 65=2C000 people cros= sed into Afghanistan at the Torkham and Chaman-Spin Boldak border crossing= s since the border was re-opened on 6 April =E2=80=93 many without undergo= ing formal document checking/registration and health screening. However=2C= the process has reportedly been more orderly since 8 April compared to th= e first two days=2C with health screening procedures now being followed=2C= although gaps still remain. The situation at both border crossings remain= s unpredictable but the influx of returnees significantly decreased on 9 A= pril =E2=80=93 the final day of the border opening. Initial plans to quara= ntine all returnees from Pakistan for up to 21 days have now been revised= due to the scale of the returns. Instead=2C returnees are being instructe= d to self-quarantine in their respective homes. Humanitarian partners stre= ss that quarantine and isolation should only be conducted for people presenting with symptoms of COVID-19 and no more than one person should be= housed in one room or tent. Awareness-raising and sensitisation on the vi= rus are also urgently needed for returnees upon their arrival. Responding to the Government of Afghanistan=E2=80=99s request=2C Pakistan= =E2=80=99s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on 8 April that Pakistan= would facilitate the movement of cargo trucks and containers into Afghani= stan through the Torkham and Chaman border crossing points three days per= week (on Monday=2C Wednesday and Friday) from 10 April onwards. Response: UPDATED On 28 March=2C President Ghani=2C announced a series of measures to allow= Governors to take the lead in the response to COVID-19 in their provinces= =2E Details can be found in the 1 April COVID Daily Brief (https://www.human= itarianresponse.info/sites/www.humanitarianresponse.info/files/documents/f= iles/daily_brief_covid-19_01_april_2020.pdf) . The Government is also mobi= lising religious leaders to encourage people to conduct their prayers at h= ome in the areas where movements are restricted due to the spread of COVID= -19. Coordination of emergency response and disaster management on the Gov= ernment=E2=80=99s side comes under the portfolio of the First Vice Preside= nt and through the Emergency Committee for Prevention of COVID-19. 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. 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. The HRP will be adapted to include new COVID-1= 9 related needs in the coming weeks. In addition to an allocation of $1.5m= towards urgently required COVID-19 preparedness and response health capac= ity made on 26 February=2C OCHA=E2=80=99s Humanitarian Financing Unit is s= upporting the Humanitarian Coordinator to make further allocations to supp= ort the response. The COVID-19 Risk Communications and Community Engagement (RCCE) Working Group=2C led by WHO and NRC=2C has sta= rted its work in support of the Government of Afghanistan to tailor global= COVID-19 guidance on risk communication activities to Afghanistan=E2=80= =99s unique context. Humanitarian and development organisations involved i= n the sharing community messages related to COVID-19 are encouraged to par= ticipate. Cross Border Concerns: UPDATED As of 9 April=2C according to Johns Hopkins University there are 4=2C414 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 to allow citizens of Afghanistan who have been stuck in Pakistan to= return. At least 65=2C000 people have come across the border over the pas= t four days=2C at times overwhelming COVID-19 screening measures - 10=2C5= 25 on 6 April=2C 15=2C000 on 7 April and 34=2C570 people on 8 April accor= ding to IOM. According to preliminary reports=2C the returns have signific= antly slowed down today =E2=80=93 on the final day of the border opening.= More than 2=2C300 citizens of Afghanistan crossed Torkham border crossing= on 9 April=2C and a further 2=2C215 people crossed at Chaman-Spin Boldak= with screening and registration proceeding in a more orderly manner compa= red to the first two days. However=2C screening gaps remain. Initially people returning to Afghanistan were placed under quarantine imm= ediately after crossing at Torkham=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 as of 8 April. Th= e humanitarian community is working to support the government on alternati= ves to quarantine sites for the returnees. IOM is supporting referrals for= non-COVID-19 medical cases that require treatment/referral. The Spokesperson=E2=80=99s Office of the Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affa= irs announced on 8 April that the Pakistan Government will facilitate the= movement of cargo trucks and containers to cross over into Afghanistan th= rough the Torkham and Chaman borders crossing three days per week. The Foo= d Security and Agriculture Cluster is anxious to move 577 metric tons of f= ood that remains stuck at the Spin-Boldak border crossing. Since the openi= ng of the border with Pakistan on 6 April=2C only foot traffic has been al= lowed. Over recent weeks=2C partners have been encouraging the Government= of Afghanistan to further engage with Pakistan authorities to enable fast= track clearance of humanitarian cargo. They have also called on the autho= rities on both sides of the border to approve the establishment of a trans= hipment point to facilitate the uninterrupted flow of humanitarian goods i= rrespective of border closures. As of 9 April=2C Johns Hopkins University reports that there are 64=2C586= confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Iran. The Islam Qala-Dogharoon land border= crossings (Hirat) remain open on both sides for both individuals and comm= ercial traffic. The Milak crossing (Nimroz) is formally open only to comme= rcial traffic and documented Afghans. All flights to and from Iran are sus= pended. 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. 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 came into effect in Kabul on 8 Apr= il. Initial reports suggest that newly introduced lockdown measures have i= mpacted on mobility for some UN and NGO staff members. All Kabul residents= are required to remain at their homes=2C except for cases of medical emer= gencies or when there is a particular need to go out to purchase essential= food items. According to a decree distributed by the Ministry of Interior= Affairs on 7 April=2C all ANSF personnel patrolling Kabul have been instr= ucted to prevent movement of all residents of Kabul=2C except for personne= l/staff/workers of the entities working for the health sector=2C emergency= services=2C media and other essential services. Staff members of these entities are allowed to move in Kabul only with valid ID cards indic= ating their role and organisation of employment. Details of how lockdowns= are being implemented in different regions can be found in previous days= =E2=80=99 COVID-19 Daily Briefs (https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/= operations/afghanistan/documents) . 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. The closure of governmen= t institutions due to movement restrictions may create new coordination ch= allenges for humanitarian 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. UNHAS has received an initial $3= =2E7m in funding from the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund and is now in the pr= ocess of securing flight approvals for a service starting on 21 April with= three flights per week. UNHAS has contracted a 50-seater aircraft (EMB145= ) which will serve both international as well as domestic locations=2C dep= ending on demand. As an interim measure=2C UNAMA attempted to arrange for= an extraordinary flight on 7 April from Kabul to Doha=2C Qatar=2C and bac= k to Kabul. However=2C the flight did not take place and UNAMA are now wor= king closely with Qatari authorities on arranging for future flights. Domestic UNHAS flights in Afghanistan are still operating normally and fli= ghts to Hirat are currently departing three times per week. Twice weekly U= NHAS helicopter services have been introduced to move staff to and from Ja= lalabad. ------------------------------------------------------------ Download the full update =C2=BB (https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/sit= es/www.humanitarianresponse.info/files/documents/files/daily_brief_covid-1= 9_9_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: 484 </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: 15</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>Rec= overed: 32</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=2C247</strong></span></li> </ul> <div style=3D"text-align: justify;"><span style=3D"font-size:13px"><strong= >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.</strong></span></div> <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=3D1b178e79f0&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 9 Apri= l=2C 1.5m cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed and 89=2C915 deaths have b= een reported across 184 countries and territories. 9 April marks 100 days= since WHO was notified of the first cases of =E2=80=9Cpneumonia with unkn= own cause=E2=80=9D in China. The COVID-19 pandemic is straining health sys= tems worldwide. WHO has stressed that to defeat the virus=2C countries nee= d to use aggressive and comprehensive package of measures: <em>find=2C tes= t=2C isolate and treat every case=2C and trace every contact</em>. WHO are= particularly concerned with protecting the world=E2=80=99s poorest and mo= st vulnerable. In a bid to increase access to quality-assured=2C accurate= tests for COVID-19=2C on 7 April=2C WHO gave =E2=80=98emergency use listi= ng=E2=80=99 (EUL) for the <a href=3D"https://humanitarianresponse.us4.list= -manage.com/track/click?u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3D6d7bd7fb04&e=3D= bb560e989d" style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust:= 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #418fde;font-weight: normal;te= xt-decoration: underline;">first two diagnostic tests</a>. The EUL procedu= re was established to expedite the availability of diagnostics needed in p= ublic health emergency situations. To date=2C WHO has shipped more than 2m= items of <a href=3D"https://humanitarianresponse.us4.list-manage.com/trac= k/click?u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3Dd47cbdc7b3&e=3Dbb560e989d" sty= le=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-tex= t-size-adjust: 100%;color: #418fde;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: un= derline;">personal protective equipment</a> to 133 countries=2C and is pre= paring to ship another 2m items in the coming weeks. On 5 April=2C the Sec= retary-General urged governments to make the <a href=3D"https://humanitari= anresponse.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&i= d=3D04ceb4b3b5&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;">prevention and redress of vio= lence against women</a> a key part of their national response plans for CO= VID-19 after reports of an alarming global rise in domestic violence cases= since the start of the outbreak. The Secretary-General issued a <a href= =3D"https://humanitarianresponse.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dfe074= 6c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3De8ab1fa414&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;">stateme= nt</a> on 8 April. He described the pandemic as =E2=80=9Cone of the most d= angerous challenges this world has faced in our lifetime=E2=80=9D while st= ressing that supporting WHO =E2=80=9Cis absolutely critical to the world= =E2=80=99s efforts to win the war against COVID-19.=E2=80=9D &= nbsp;<br> <br> <strong>In Afghanistan=2C MoPH data shows that 484 people across 25 provin= ces are confirmed to have the virus and 15 people have now died. 32= people have recovered from the virus. </strong>The case fatality rate is= 3.4 per cent. More people have now acquired the virus inside Afghanistan= than have brought it from other affected countries<strong>.</strong> Case= s are expected to increase rapidly over the weeks ahead as community trans= mission escalates=2C creating grave implications for Afghanistan=E2=80=99s= economy and people=E2=80=99s well-being. Hirat is still the most affected= part of the country. To date=2C MoPH reported that 3=2C247 tests have bee= n conducted. To scale-up testing efforts=2C WHO has supported the Governme= nt to establish two testing facilities in Kabul=2C two in Hirat=2C one in= Mazar-e-Sharif=2C one in Kandahar and one in Nangarhar province with more= to come. Altogether=2C the Government plans to expand to 15 testing facil= ities across the country within the month. Poor access to health care=2C l= imited access to water and sanitation=2C widespread food insecurity and hi= gh rates of malnutrition are all additional complicating factors for Afgha= nistan.<br> <br> There has been a surge in people returning to Afghanistan across the borde= r from Pakistan over the past four days. An estimated 65=2C000 people cros= sed into Afghanistan at the Torkham and Chaman-Spin Boldak border crossing= s since the border was re-opened on 6 April =E2=80=93 many without undergo= ing formal document checking/registration and health screening. However=2C= the process has reportedly been more orderly since 8 April compared to th= e first two days=2C with health screening procedures now being followed=2C= although gaps still remain. The situation at both border crossings remain= s unpredictable but the influx of returnees significantly decreased on 9 A= pril =E2=80=93 the final day of the border opening. Initial plans to quara= ntine all returnees from Pakistan for up to 21 days have now been revised= due to the scale of the returns. Instead=2C returnees are being instructe= d to self-quarantine in their respective homes. Humanitarian partners stre= ss that quarantine and isolation should only be conducted for people prese= nting with symptoms of COVID-19 and no more than one person should be hous= ed in one room or tent. Awareness-raising and sensitisation on the virus a= re also urgently needed for returnees upon their arrival.<br> <br> Responding to the Government of Afghanistan=E2=80=99s request=2C Pakistan= =E2=80=99s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on 8 April that Pakistan= would facilitate the movement of cargo trucks and containers into Afghani= stan through the Torkham and Chaman border crossing points three days per= week (on Monday=2C Wednesday and Friday) from 10 April onwards.</span><br= > <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><b= r> On 28 March=2C President Ghani=2C announced a series of measures to allow= Governors to take the lead in the response to COVID-19 in their provinces= =2E Details can be found in the <a href=3D"https://humanitarianresponse.us4.= list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3D1260d01dd2&= e=3Dbb560e989d" style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adju= st: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #418fde;font-weight: normal= ;text-decoration: underline;">1 April COVID Daily Brief</a>. The Governmen= t is also mobilising religious leaders to encourage people to conduct thei= r prayers at home in the areas where movements are restricted due to the s= pread of COVID-19. Coordination of emergency response and disaster managem= ent on the Government=E2=80=99s side comes under the portfolio of the Firs= t Vice President and through the Emergency Committee for Prevention of COV= ID-19.<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.</span></div> <br> <img data-file-id=3D"1297941" height=3D"452" src=3D"https://mcusercontent.= com/fe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4/images/4e9168ca-a87b-4b0d-bb01-82438a4d3d5a.= png" style=3D"border: 0px;width: 580px;height: 452px;margin: 0px;outline:= none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;" width=3D"580= "><br> <div style=3D"text-align: justify;"><span style=3D"font-size:13px">A <a hr= ef=3D"https://humanitarianresponse.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dfe0= 746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3D2a30016b5c&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;"><str= ong><em>COVID-19 Multi-Sector Humanitarian Country Plan for Afghanistan</e= m></strong></a> has been finalised requiring US$108.1m to reach 6.1m peopl= e with life-saving assistance across all clusters. The plan outlines initi= al preparedness and response efforts for the next three months (April-June= ) and highlights the potential effects of the outbreak on ongoing humanita= rian response. It also spells out mitigation measures being employed to re= duce interruptions to life-saving services. The HRP will be adapted to inc= lude new COVID-19 related needs in the coming weeks. In addition to an all= ocation of $1.5m towards urgently required COVID-19 preparedness and respo= nse health capacity made on 26 February=2C OCHA=E2=80=99s Humanitarian Fin= ancing Unit is supporting the Humanitarian Coordinator to make further all= ocations to support 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 started its work in support of the Governmen= t of Afghanistan to tailor global COVID-19 guidance on risk communication= activities to Afghanistan=E2=80=99s unique context. Humanitarian and deve= lopment organisations involved in the sharing community messages related t= o COVID-19 are encouraged to participate.<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= > As of 9 April=2C according to Johns Hopkins University there are 4=2C414 p= eople confirmed to have COVID-19 in <strong>Pakistan</strong>. The co= untry=E2=80=99s Torkham and Chaman-Spin Boldak border crossings with Afgha= nistan re-opened on 6 April to allow citizens of Afghanistan who have been= stuck in Pakistan to return. At least 65=2C000 people have come across th= e border over the past four days=2C at times overwhelming COVID-19 screeni= ng measures - 10=2C525 on 6 April=2C 15=2C000 on 7 April and 3= 4=2C570 people on 8 April according to IOM. According to preliminary repor= ts=2C the returns have significantly slowed down today =E2=80=93 on the fi= nal day of the border opening. More than 2=2C300 citizens of Afghanistan c= rossed Torkham border crossing on 9 April=2C and a further 2=2C215 people= crossed at Chaman-Spin Boldak with screening and registration proceeding= in a more orderly manner compared to the first two days. However=2C scree= ning gaps remain.<br> <br> Initially people returning to Afghanistan were placed under quarantine imm= ediately after crossing at Torkham=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 as of 8 April. Th= e humanitarian community is working to support the government on alternati= ves to quarantine sites for the returnees. IOM is supporting referrals for= non-COVID-19 medical cases that require treatment/referral.<br> <br> The Spokesperson=E2=80=99s Office of the Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affa= irs announced on 8 April that the Pakistan Government will facilitate the= movement of cargo trucks and containers to cross over into Afghanistan th= rough the Torkham and Chaman borders crossing three days per week. The Foo= d Security and Agriculture Cluster is anxious to move 577 metric tons of f= ood that remains stuck at the Spin-Boldak border crossing. Since the openi= ng of the border with Pakistan on 6 April=2C only foot traffic has been al= lowed. Over recent weeks=2C partners have been encouraging the Government= of Afghanistan to further engage with Pakistan authorities to enable fast= track clearance of humanitarian cargo. They have also called on the autho= rities on both sides of the border to approve the establishment of a trans= hipment point to facilitate the uninterrupted flow of humanitarian goods i= rrespective of border closures.<br> <br> As of 9 April=2C Johns Hopkins University reports that there are 64=2C586= confirmed cases of COVID-19 in <strong>Iran</strong>. The Islam Qala-Dogh= aroon land border crossings (Hirat) remain open on both sides for both ind= ividuals and commercial traffic. The Milak crossing (Nimroz) is formally o= pen only to commercial traffic and documented Afghans. 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.<= /span><br> <br> <span style=3D"font-size:13px"><strong><span style=3D"color:#0000FF"><u>Op= erational Issues:</u></span> <span style=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 came into effect i= n Kabul on 8 April. Initial reports suggest that newly introduced lockdown= measures have impacted on mobility for some UN and NGO staff members. All= Kabul residents are required to remain at their homes=2C except for cases= of medical emergencies or when there is a particular need to go out to pu= rchase essential food items. According to a decree distributed by the Mini= stry of Interior Affairs on 7 April=2C all ANSF personnel patrolling Kabul= have been instructed to prevent movement of all residents of Kabul=2C exc= ept for personnel/staff/workers of the entities working for the health sec= tor=2C emergency services=2C media and other essential services. Staff mem= bers of these entities are allowed to move in Kabul only with valid ID car= ds indicating their role and organisation of employment. Details of how lo= ckdowns are being implemented in different regions can be found in previou= s days=E2=80=99 <a href=3D"https://humanitarianresponse.us4.list-manage.co= m/track/click?u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3D662f6708cd&e=3Dbb560e989d" style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webk= it-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #418fde;font-weight: normal;text-decorati= on: underline;">COVID-19 Daily Briefs</a>. Humanitarian partners urge the= Government to employ a national approach to these issues so that individu= al negotiations are not required on a case-by-case basis. The closure of g= overnment institutions due to movement restrictions may create new coordin= ation 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. UNHAS has received an initial $3= =2E7m in funding from the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund and is now in the pr= ocess of securing flight approvals for a service starting on 21 April with= three flights per week. UNHAS has contracted a 50-seater aircraft (EMB145= ) which will serve both international as well as domestic locations=2C dep= ending on demand. As an interim measure=2C UNAMA attempted to arrange for= an extraordinary flight on 7 April from Kabul to Doha=2C Qatar=2C and bac= k to Kabul. However=2C the flight did not take place and UNAMA are now wor= king closely with Qatari authorities on arranging for future flights.<br> <br> Domestic UNHAS flights in Afghanistan are still operating normally and fli= ghts to Hirat are currently departing three times per week. 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