Dozens of staffers in the office of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani have tested positive for the coronavirus.

The New York Times reported Sunday that as many as 40 workers in the palace have tested positive for the virus, while there was no indication that the president was among them. A spokesman for the president reportedly would not confirm to the Times whether Ghani had been tested.

Most of those affected reportedly worked in the areas of the building used by the country's national security council as well as the office of Ghani's chief of staff, according to the Times.

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The country has only reported about 1,000 cases of the virus, a number which is likely low due to insufficient testing in the country, officials added to the Times. One official indicated to the newspaper that hundreds at the palace were among those tested.

U.S. officials reached a deal with Taliban negotiators earlier this year for a drawdown of U.S. forces in the country in exchange for the Taliban's promise that the country will not be used to house terrorists in the future.