FAIZABAD (Pajhwok): At least 17 people have died from a virus similar to Coronavirus (Covid-19) in the Pamir Kalan area of Wakhan district in northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said on Saturday.
Badakhshan Health Department Director Qari Atiqullah Faizi told Pajhwok Afghan News a pandemic similar to Covid19 had recently spread in Pamir Kalan areas from the past one year.
He said 17 people, including women, children and elders, have died from this pandemic so far.
“Due to heavy snowfall and blockade of roads, a medical team had been dispatched to the area through Tajikistan. They have some medicine . . .
