Across Asia: Afghanistan

H1N1 cases spike

The number of Afghans infected by the deadly H1N1 virus has more than quadrupled in two days, a health ministry official said yesterday.

Seven more people have also been killed by the virus since the first death was recorded last week, public health ministry spokesman Farid Raaid said. Some 350 positive cases of H1N1 - 273 of which are among foreigners - were recorded by Sunday, but the figure doubled to almost 700 by late on Tuesday, Raaid said.