10:21The number of confirmed deaths from Covid-19 in Afghanistan has risen by 34 to 737, as the western province of Badghis recorded its worst day of the crisis while violence rages on across the country. Most new cases (220) have been reported in the nation’s capital Kabul, where eight patients died overnight. Testing had been halted for a day in Kabul due to a “problem” in its laboratories. The remote province of Kapisa recorded its first death, leaving only one province without confirmed death of Covid-19 in the country. As of now, no group has claimed the responsibility of the attack and the perpetrators have not been identified yet.

Source: The Guardian June 27, 2020 23:41 UTC