The Ministry of Public Health warns that the third wave of the coronavirus may reach its peak in the next ten days.

The ministry says that if citizens do not take preventive measures seriously, Afghanistan will face the same catastrophic situation as neighboring countries.

According to the Ministry of Public Health�s figures, 840 people tested positive and 19 infected people died across the country in the last 24 hours.

Officials at the Afghan-Japan hospital said they have faced a shortage of beds as the number of COVID-19 patients rise, adding that they treat patients even in open areas, such as the courtyard of the hospital.

"We had 150 people who came for testing (COVID-19), of which 77 cases tested positive. 21 Covid patients out 77 were hospitalized," said Ebadullah Ebad, a doctor at the Afghan-Japan hospital.

Doctors say there is a shortage of health workers.

"We are not faced with a lack of medicine and oxygen, our only problem is lack of staff," said Basir, the head of the emergency department at the Afghan-Japan Hospital.

People at the Afghan-Japan hospital call on the public to take the health advice seriously to prevent being infected with the Covid-19.

"People do not consider COVID-19 a serious virus. Once they get the coronavirus and come to the Afghan-Japan hospital, they will see the patients and will accept how serious the virus is," said Mohammad Farid, who is taking care of a COVID-19 patient in the hospital.

The Ministry of Public Health says it is prepared to fight the third wave of the coronavirus, but it is concerned over the increasing number of positive cases.

The Ministry of Public Health anticipates that the coronavirus will reach its peak in the next 10 days and it asks citizens to take preventive measures.

"The negligence that exists in the society causes the coronavirus to be prolonged, and our positive cases to exceed our capacity. Once this happened, for sure we will be a witness to a breakdown in our health sector," said Dastageer Nazari, a spokesman for the Ministry of Public Health.

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