...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...(COVID-19) outbreak in the country.
Official sources said Tuesday that similar teams are being prepared for the deployment to Sri Lanka, Baghladesh and Bhuttan.
This comes as the Indian Army sent a tam to Maldives last month to help the island nation set up coronavirus testing laboratories and train local medical professionals to fight the pandemic.
The Indian Army also deployed a 15-member team to Kuwait earlier this month as part of bilateral cooperation the two countries, according to Economic Times.
The sources said the teams for Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistan are being readied as part of India’s policy of extending helping hand to all friendly countries in the region to fight the pandemic.
This comes as the public health ministry of Afghanistan announced Monday that the officials have recorded more than 1,000 positive cases of coronavirus across the country.
51 new positive cases of coronavirus recorded across Afghanistan in past 24 hours
[KhaamaPress] The Ministry of Public Health confirmed confirmed that the new cases were recorded in 11 provinces of the country.
Waheedullah Mayar, a spokesperson for Public Health Ministry, said the officials recorded 28 new cases in Kabul, 3 in Herat, 2 in Ghazni and 4 in Kapisa province.
He also added that 6 other cases were recorded in Nangarhar, 3 in Kunr, 1 in Parwarn, 1 in Bamyan, 1 in Laghman, 1 in Paktiya and 1 in Farah.
According to Ministry of Public Health, the new cases increase the total number of COVID-19 cases to 1,143 which have been recorded since the outbreak of the disease in the country.