20 Afghan Presidential Palace employees test COVID-19 positive

At least 20 employees of the Afghan Presidential Palace have tested positive for the novel coronavirus out of 517 samples examined, Report says, citing TOLOnews.

Sources said that ten groups of medics from the Public Health Ministry have begun taking samples from other officials and staff members of the Presidential Palace after the identified cases.

No information was provided on the testing of the country’s President Ashraf Ghani.

Notably, overall tall of infection reach 555 in Afghanistan, with 15 dead.