Ten more Georgian soldiers, serving in Resolute Support peacekeeping mission of NATO in Afghanistan, tested positive on COVID-19.

The infected Georgian soldiers were brought to Georgia by a special flight with a plane of German Air Forces – Georgian Defense Ministry reported.

According to the Ministry, the health condition of soldiers is satisfactory. The source of infection is local Afghan military personnel.

The Ministry said that the Georgian soldiers had been kept in quarantine spaces and there is no threat that other Georgian peacekeepers got infected.

The 28 Georgian soldiers serving in Afghanistan were brought to Georgia for medical treatment on July 10.

“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 Ministry, the part of the Georgian contingent remaining in Afghanistan, which will return to Georgia in a few weeks, will undergo 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.