Covid-19 cases have been reported at the US Embassy in Kabul (Ahmad Nazar/AP)Covid-19 cases have been reported at the US embassy in the Afghan capital Kabul, affecting diplomats, contractors and locally employed staff. The State Department did not say how many were affected but an official at the embassy said as many as 20 people were infected, the majority of whom are Nepalese Gurkhas who provide embassy security. “The embassy is implementing all appropriate measures to mitigate the spread of Covid-19,” the department said. The infected staff are in isolation in the embassy while the remainder on the compound are being tested, said the embassy official. At the US Embassy, the State Department said a sanitisation of the premises was being carried out to “prevent further outbreak”.

Source: Irish Independent June 20, 2020 12:11 UTC