For the hospital's director, Hakimullah Saleh, every staffer is a hero, risking their own life to provide critical care. One of Saleh's heroes, Dr. Jawad Norzai, is relentless in his devotion to the patients, he said. “I spent three nights awake because of severe pain, back pain, and lower limb pain, that pain I will never forget,” said Nazehad, who lives apart from her family to keep them safe. The other hospital that treats COVID-19 patients is the Ali Jenah, funded by Pakistan, a 200-bed but less-equipped facility, also in western Kabul. According to the Health Ministry, more than 1,700 medical workers — including 40 at the Afghan-Japan hospital — were infected while providing care to COVID-19 patients; 26 have died.

Source: International New York Times July 20, 2020 06:00 UTC