Afghanistan identifies first confirmed coronavirus patient

Afghanistan's minister of public health said on Monday the country had identified its first case of coronavirus.

>>Reuters
Published : 24 Feb 2020, 07:57 AM
Updated : 24 Feb 2020, 07:57 AM

Ferozuddin Feroz, the minister of public health, told a press conference in Kabul one of three suspected cases had been confirmed in the Western province of Herat.

He announced a state of emergency in the province, which borders Iran where dozens of cases of the disease have been confirmed and eight people have died.