4 NATO soldiers test positive in Afghanistan

KABUL At least four service members of the Nato-led Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the alliance confirmed on Tuesday. In a brief statement, the mission said these are the first positive tests among the soldiers stationed in the war-ravaged country. It said 38 per sonnel exhibiting flu-like symptoms are in isolation and receiving medical care. The total number of positive cases rose to 34 in the war-torn country on Sunday. “There is fear of a rise in the number of Covid19 cases in the country, especially in Kabul with around 6 million people,” said Afghanistan’s Health Minister Ferzoddin Feroz.— Anadolu Agency