10 more Georgian soldiers test positive for coronavirus in Afghanistan

10 more Georgian soldiers serving in Afghanistan have tested positive for coronavirus, - the Ministry of Defense reports.

According to the Ministry, the 10 servicemen of the Georgian Defense Forces rotating in the NATO Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan, who tested positive for coronavirus together with 28 other servicemen, were brought to the homeland by a special flight of the German air forces today. The transfer of the infected soldiers was carried out in two stages, on July 10 and today.

"Out of 28 military servicemen transferred on July 10, 8 have already recovered and discharged. The health condition of other servicemen is satisfactory. The source of the infection is linked to the same cluster - local Afghan personnel”, reads the statement of the Ministry.

According to the agency, the part of the Georgian contingent remaining in Afghanistan, which will return to Georgia in a few weeks, will undergo a 2-week quarantine in accordance with the established rules.

“The Ministry of Defense of Georgia is actively following all the preventive measures and recommendations to maintain the positive dynamics in the defense forces and in the country in general," – reads the statement.