KABUL – The U.S. State Department says COVID-19 infections have been reported at its embassy in the Afghan capital and the staff who are affected include diplomats, contractors and locally employed staff.
The State Department did not say how many were affected. An official at the embassy in Kabul, who could not be identified because of not being authorized to talk to the media, 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 U.S.
State department said.The infected staff are in isolation in the embassy while the remainder on the compound are being tested, said the embassy official,.