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10 Million Afghans Likely Infected and Recovered From COVID-19: Survey

Ayaz Gul

   ISLAMABAD - An official survey conducted in Afghanistan finds the
   coronavirus have likely infected nearly a third of the country's
   population, or roughly 10 million people.

   The Afghan health ministry released the estimates Wednesday, saying
   they are based on antibody tests on around 9,500 people across the
   war-shattered country.

   Acting Health Minister,Ahmad Jawad Osmani told a news conference in
   Kabul the survey showed 31.5 percent of Afghanistan's population has
   been infected by COVID-19 "and they have recovered.

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