MEDIA GALLERY
Deadly H1N1 virus strikes Afghanistan
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The number of Afghans infected by the deadly H1N1 virus has more than quadrupled in two days, a health ministry official said on Wednesday. The government has launched a massive public awareness programme about taking preventative measures in the country.
A man sells protective masks on a street in Kabul on November 3, 2009. The Afghan government has ordered the closure of all educational institutions for a period of three weeks due to the sudden rise of H1N1 flu cases and after the first death from the virus last week. – AFP