Update as of 29 February 2020: Number of people affected rises to 85,688 worldwide, with 2,933 deaths and 39,761 recovered so far, as per the latest GISAID update
Update as of 31 January 2020: Number of people affected rises to 9,776 worldwide, with 213 deaths and 187 recovered so far, as per the latest GISAID update
Since Wednesday, the Afghan government has also released 300 Taliban prisoners as a part of a swap after a February pact between the United States and the Taliban