Coronavirus in a war zone: Afghanistan braces for outbreak after first case
by Stefanie Glinski in Kabul from Science | The Guardian on (#4ZWJ4)
Lone Kabul laboratory preparing to treat patients in the midst of political turmoil and tentative peace talks, as border with Iran closed
Preparations for an outbreak of coronavirus were underway in Afghanistan as the country confirmed its first case in the western province of Herat, which borders Iran.
Seven more suspected cases have been identified in Herat, and three cases in the nearby provinces of Farah and Ghor.
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