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Afghanistan
Covid Emergency at US Embassy in Afghanistan
2021-06-18
The U.S. Embassy in Kabul on Thursday ordered staff to avoid leaving their quarters to cope with a surge of Covid-19 cases that has filled intensive care units and led to multiple evacuations and the death of at least one staff member.

An internal management notice reviewed by The Wall Street Journal described a chaotic situation at the embassy. Some 114 coronavirus cases have been confirmed among staff, it said.

The rapid spread of the illness has stretched medical facilities, according to the notice, forcing health units to create temporary wards to deal with an influx of patients. The intensive care unit at the U.S. military hospital that supports the embassy is at full capacity and several staff members have been evacuated.
-1. How could people not be vaccinated by now in the embassy.
2. Obviously, this is not just at the embassy but country-wide.
Posted by:Lord Garth

#2  If I were working the embassy in Kabul, I would be having an emergency, though it likely wouldn't be Wuflu.
Posted by: ed in texas   2021-06-18 17:09  

#1  Some 114 coronavirus cases have been confirmed among staff, it said.

Ah'm assuming gardeners, cooks, cleaners, drivers, guards, etc. are all local hires.
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-06-18 11:17  

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