Posts Tagged: Syria coronavirus
Syria’s Damascus Airport Resumes Commercial Flights After COVID-19 Halt
Syria on Thursday reopened Damascus International Airport for regular commercial traffic after a six-month halt due to the coronavirus pandemic, saying it had imposed strict...
UN Raises $7.7 Billion for Syrians Beset by War and COVID-19
The United Nations raised $7.7 billion in humanitarian aid on Tuesday for Syria, where nine years of war have displaced millions in a humanitarian crisis...
UN Seeks Billions More Aid for Syrians Beset by War and COVID-19
The United Nations pushed governments at a virtual conference on Tuesday for nearly $10 billion in aid for Syria, where nine years of war has...
Syria Eases Coronavirus Curbs, New Cases Jump After Expats Return
Syria said on Monday it would lift an overnight curfew starting Tuesday and allow movement between governorates, easing coronavirus lockdown measures even as the health...
Syria Records 20 New Coronavirus Cases in Largest Single-Day Increase
Syria reported 20 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday, the largest single-day increase to date, the Health Ministry said. The war-torn country has recorded...
As Rebel-Held Syria Fears Coronavirus, Just One Machine Is There to Test
A single machine at Mohamad Shahim Makki's medical center in Idlib province, part of Syria's last rebel stronghold, is the only alarm that will sound when...
Syria Slow to Free Prisoners Despite Coronavirus Risk in Crowded Jails: Rights Groups
Syria is dragging its feet on releasing prisoners under an amnesty declared by President Bashar al-Assad, raising fears of mass infections if the new coronavirus...
Syria Reports First Coronavirus Death as Fears Grow of Major Outbreak
Syria's Health Ministry said on Sunday that a woman who died after being rushed to hospital for emergency treatment was found to have been infected...
Syria Adds Night Curfew to Coronavirus Curbs
Syria on Wednesday began a nationwide curfew from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. as lockdown measures to counter the spread of coronavirus were extended, residents...
Syrian Ceasefire Critical to Combating Coronavirus – UN, Red Cross
An immediate nationwide ceasefire is needed across Syria to enable an "all-out-effort" to stamp out the coronavirus and prevent it from ravaging a beleaguered population,...
Shattered By Years of War, Syria Braces for Coronavirus Spread
The spread of coronavirus to Syria brings the prospect of a deadly outbreak to a population devastated by nine years of war, with ravaged hospitals...
Syria Confirms First Coronavirus Case as Fears Grow It Could Spread
War-ravaged Syria on Sunday confirmed its first case of the coronavirus after weeks of rejecting opposition allegations that the disease had already reached a country...
