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epa08245600 An Afghan man wears a protective masks after the first positive case of coronavirus was detected near the Iranian border; in Herat, Afghanistan, 25 February 2020. Afghanistan on 24 February, confirmed its first case of coronavirus in the western province of Herat, bordering Iran, where the disease has claimed many lives in recent days amid a sharp rise in cases. A 35-year-old man became the first person to be detected with COVID-19 in the country after Afghan health officials on Sunday collected samples from three people - who had all returned from Iran - with symptoms of the disease. EPA/JALIL REZAYEE