Arash Nemat Publishes Study on the Spread of COVID-19 in Afghanistan

Arash Nemat, MD is a cardiologist from Afghanistan. He is currently working as a research specialist at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden.

Consortium scholar Dr. Arash Nemat co-authored a study on the spread of COVID-19, titled: “Hijab or Niqab Interacts with Facemasks Usage at Healthcare Settings in Kabul, Afghanistan: A Multi-Center Observational Study.” Nemat and his colleagues set out to study the different factors contributing to the spread of the third wave of COVID-19 in Afghanistan, examining not only vaccination rates but also political turmoil and poverty as potential indicators of infection rates and mask usage.

The abstract and results are featured on the World Health Organization COVID-19 Research Database, linked here.

Read the complete study, linked here.

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