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Afghanistan Detects 3 Suspected Coronavirus Cases Linked to Outbreak in Iran

Ayaz Gul

   ISLAMABAD - Health officials in Afghanistan reported three suspected
   cases of coronavirus Sunday in a western province next to the border
   with Iran, where the outbreak of the disease has killed at least eight
   people amid a rise in new cases.

   The reported cases prompted the Afghan government to temporarily
   suspend air and land travel with Iran and halt the import of chicken
   and eggs from the neighboring country, said an official statement.

   An Afghan health ministry spokesman in Kabul told VOA the three
   patients have been admitted to an isolated ward in the provincial
   center of Herat.

   Waheedullah Mayar said blood samples of the three Afghans have been
   brought to a lab in the national capital for testing and results would
   be available soon. He stressed, however, it was too early to speculate
   on whether the persons were suffering from the disease, known as
   COVID-19.

   Tehran has reported around two dozen cases, including at least eight
   deaths in the past few days. However, the Iranian cases still pale in
   comparison to those recorded in China, where the virus was first
   detected in late December.
   

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