• August 14, 2020
• In South Africa
• By James Gomaz

COVID-19 response

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Afghanistan is one of the countries that heavily hit by COVID-19 pandemic. As per seroprevalence survey that conducted by ministry of public health (MOPH) of Afghanistan, approximately 10 million Afghans may have contacted virus as their blood tests showed antibody against SARS-COV-2. The official link to MOPH’s COVID-19 data dashboard could be find here. Also, the global COVID-19 data could be accessed in the Johns Hopkins Corona Virus resource center and the Worldometers.

The READ has contributed to the response to COVID-19 through social media complains and volunteers attending mosques and provided messages on use of mask, physical distancing and frequent hand wash.

Symptoms of COVID-19: It is ranging from mild to server illness. Symptoms could appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. The symptoms could be as follows:

• Fever or chills
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Fatigue
• Muscle or body aches
• Headache
• New loss of taste or smell
• Sore throat
• Congestion or runny nose
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhea

Resources:

1. Evaluation for SARS-CoV-2 in breast milk from 18 infected women
2. Effect of Ramdesivir vs standard care on clinical status at 11 days in patients with moderate COVID-19
3. CDC Atlanta
4. World Health Organization (WHO)
5. Advice on the use of masks for children in the community context
6. Consideration of quarantine of contacts of COVID-19 cases
7. Home care for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 and management
8. Public health surveillance for COVID-19: interim guidance
9. WHO COVID-19 case definition
10. Maintaining essential health services during the COVID-19 outbreak 11. COVID-19 strategic preparedness and response plan