New Delhi (NVI): Thousands of Afghans entered their country from Pakistan through Torkham pass today, local media reported while sharing a video.
Pakistan opened Torkham and Chaman passes yesterday for three days after being closed for a month, due to the coronavirus, Afghan media reported.
Social media video shows thousands of Afghans entered #Afghanistan from #Pakistan today through Torkham pass.
The governor of Nangarhar, Shah Mahmood Miakhel, urged the people to be patient and let the medical staff screen for COVID-19. #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/4PPPuVRoN1
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The governor of Nangarhar province in Afghanistan, Shah Mahmood Miakhel, has urged the people to be patient and let the medical staff screen them for COVID-19, according to reports.
Afghan authorities have expressed concern over possible Covid positive cases among those who crossed over to this side as Pakistan has also reported a number of coronavirus cases.
Afganistan has reported 56 new positive coronavirus cases since yesterday, according to local media reports.
The places where positive coronavirus cases were recorded in Afghanistan in the past 24 hours include, Herat (27), Kabul (12), Kandahar (10), Balkh (5) and Nangarhar (2).
Whereas, there are total 257 cases in Herat. With this, the total number of positive cases in Afghanistan has risen to 423.
So far, 14 people have been reported dead from coronavirus in Afghanistan, while 18 have recovered.
