Public Health Ministry Reports 2 Million Respiratory Cases in 3 Months

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Public Health Ministry Reports 2 Million Respiratory Cases in 3 Months


Officials from the Ministry of Public Health have reported an increase in seasonal diseases in the capital and said that nearly two million patients with respiratory problems have been registered with the ministry in the past three months.

Sharafat Zaman Amarkhil, spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Health, said that medical facilities in remote parts of the country will be provided.

Amarkhil told TOLOnews: "In the past three months, based on the figures we have received, nearly two million of our fellow citizens have visited health centers due to coughing or respiratory system issues."

Some doctors have said that the seasonal diseases that spread among people include diarrhea in the summer and pneumonia in the winter, which often affect children.

Mohammad Arif Hassanzai, one of the doctors, said: "There are two categories of diseases in children that are very prevalent, and they are generally seasonal diseases. In the summer, diarrhea and its various types, and in the winter, pneumonia and its various forms."

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