Afghanistan identifies first confirmed coronavirus patient – health minister

KABUL: First coronavirus identified in Herat province in Afghanistan, the Afghan minister of public health said on Monday.

In a crowded press conference in Kabul, Ferozuddin Feroz, the minister of public health 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.

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