<p>PUL-I-KHUMRI (Pajhwok): <a href="/en/taliban" class="glossify-link">Taliban</a> militants have established two quarantine centres for coronavirus patients in northern Baghlan province.</p>
<p>Qari Khalild, Taliban’s public <a href="/en/health" class="glossify-link">health</a> head, told Pajhwok Afghan News they had put in place effective measures for preventing the coronavirus in the province.</p>
<p>The health centres had been set up in Dahna Ghori and Baghlan Markazi districts, he said, adding they taken measures to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.</p>
<p>Over the past few days, Khalid said, the Taliban had organised public awareness programmes on how to prevent the disease besides distributing masks and gloves to locals.</p>
<p>“We have been emphasising on the people the need for social distancing and staying indoors. We also asked locals to inform us about new arrivals from Iran.”</p>
<p><a href="/en/maulvi" class="glossify-link">Maulvi</a> Abdul Rahman, a local Taliban member, said those who called the virus a joke were ignorant. He stressed the need for determined steps to battle the virus.</p>
<p>Abdul Aziz, a resident of Dahna Ghori district, told Pajhwok he had received information packages about the coronavirus outbreak.</p>
<p>Nazeer Najam, the governor’s spokesman, said fighting the coronavirus was a joint duty of all Afghans. The government, he added, had asked all people to join hands in battling the vrus.</p>
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