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Kabul: 50 inmates, jail staff diagnosed with virus

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KABUL (Pajhwok): Fifty inmates and staffers of the Pul-i-Charkhi jail and another Kabul detention facility have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, say doctors.

About 600 prisoners and workers were suspected of suffering from the disease. Of them, 50 have tested positive for Covid-19, a private TV channel reported late on Saturday night.

Doctors responsible for the medical treatment of prisoners and jail workers were quoted as saying that the confirmed cases were under observation at quarantine centres.

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